The last landscape /

"For years we wasted land with impunity," William H. Whyte writes in this classic work at last returned to print, "now we no longer can.".

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Whyte, William H. (Author)
Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Published: University of Pennsylvania Press,
Publisher Address: Philadelphia, Pa. :
Publication Dates: [2002]
©2002
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.9783/9780812208504
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Summary: "For years we wasted land with impunity," William H. Whyte writes in this classic work at last returned to print, "now we no longer can.".
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (392 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: 21 illus.
ISBN: 9780812208504
Index Number: HT167
CLC: TU984.712
Contents: Frontmatter --
Contents --
Foreword /
1. Introduction --
2. The Politics of Open Space --
The Police Power --
4. The Fee Simple --
5 Easements --
6. The Tax Approach --
7. Defending Open Space --
8. The Year 2000 plans --
9. The Green Belts --
10. Linkage --
11. The Design of Nature --
12. Cluster Development --
13. The New Towns --
14. The Project Look --
15. Play Areas and Small Spaces --
The Plan of the Landscape --
17. Scenic Roads --
18. Roadsides --
19 Townscape --
20. The Case for Crowding --
21. The Last Landscape --
Bibliography --
Index.