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Interesting, insightful, and readable,
This review is from: Visionaries and Planners: The Garden City Movement and the Modern Community (Hardcover)
The author offers an interesting and insightful account, both scholarly and readable, of the origins and evolution of an important international planning movement. I was particularly intrigued by the way various nineteenth century reform strands, including several looked upon as the fervent pursuits of crackpots and cranks, fed into Ebenezer Howard's synthesis of an ideal community combining the best aspects of rural and urban life. Many who aspire today to a "simple life" that treads lightly on the environment would do well to visit Howard's ideas as examined here. I appreciated Dr. Buder's even-handed assessment of the contributions of some of the so-called fringe element to what has become the modern field of urban and regional planning, providing a timely reminder that the synergy of many diverse points of view often results in workable and innovative solutions.
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Visionaries and Planners: The Garden City Movement and the Modern Community by Stanley Buder (Hardcover - July 26, 1990)
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