Urban Planning and Civic Order in Germany, 1860-1914 |
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| Author:
| Ladd, Brian |
| Series title: | Harvard Historical Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-93115-2 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1990 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $78.00 |
Book Description:
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Ladd describes the struggle of German leaders to bring order to their rapidly growing cities during the age of industrial expansion before World War I, setting the emerging theory and practice of city planning in the context of debates about the nature of the modern city and the possibility of improving society by regulating physical environments.
Ladd describes the struggle of German leaders to bring order to their rapidly growing cities during the age of industrial expansion before World War I, setting the emerging theory and practice of city planning in the context of debates about the nature of the modern city and the possibility of improving society by regulating physical environments.