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A carregar... St. Louis: Evolution Of American Urban Landscape (Critical Perspectives On The P) (edição 2001)por Eric Sandweiss (Autor)
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St. Louis's story stands for the story of all those cities whose ambitions and civic self-image, forged from the growth of the mercantile and industrial eras, have been dramatically altered over time. More dramatically, perhaps, than most -- but in a manner shared by all -- St. Louis's changing economic base, shifting population and altered landscape have forced scholars, policymakers, and residents alike to acknowledge the transciency of what once seemed inexorable metropolitan trends: concentration, growth, accumulated wealth, and generally improved well-being. In this book, Eric Sandweiss scrutinizes the everyday landscape -- streets, houses, neighborhoods, and public buildings -- as it evolved in a classic American city. Bringing to life the spaces that most of us pass without noticing, he reveals how the processes of dividing, trading, improving, and dwelling upon land are acts that reflect and shape social relations. From its origins as a French colonial settlement in the eighteenth century to the present day, St. Louis offers a story not just about how our past is diagrammed in brick and asphalt, but also about the American city's continuing viability as a place where the balance of individual rights and collective responsibilities can be debated, demonstrated and adjusted for generations to come. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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I did love the bit in the intro where Sandweiss discusses nearby Wildwood’s attempts to create a community through New Urbanist principles, where the contractor-planners “flatter their client’s [Wildwood’s] revolutionary spirit with talk of the ‘Jeffersonian’ grid, as though a community of sturdy husbandmen were only awaiting the arrival of front porches and four-way stop signs to make its presence known.” Still, the built environment does shape behavior, which is why there’s always so much concern about it among homeowners and local officials. ( )