Lakefront - Public Trust and Private Rights in Chicago

"A history of how Chicago's lakefront, with its parkland and Lake Shore Drive, has come to be. Beginning with the mid-nineteenth century, this book considers both local and broader social, economic, and legal forces, with particular emphasis on the conflict between public and private rights"--

Sommario

Introduction

1. The Lake Front Steal

2. The Lake Front Case

3. The Watchdog of the Lakefront

4. The Struggle for Streeterville

5. Reversing the Chicago River

6. North Lake Shore Drive

7. South Lake Shore Drive and Bridging the River

8. The Transformation of the Public Trust Doctrine

9. The Lakefront Today

Conclusion

Info autore

Joseph D. Kearney and Thomas W. Merrill

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Joseph D Kearney, Joseph D. Kearney, Joseph D. Merrill Kearney, Thomas W Merrill, Thomas W. Merrill
• Editore: Cornell University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.10.2022
• EAN: 9781501768200
• ISBN: 978-1-5017-6820-0
• Pagine: 392
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Architettura