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Introduction. Modernity and Its Urban Context
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Abraham Akkerman
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Figures ix
- Preface xi
- Introduction. Modernity and Its Urban Context 1
- 1. Paradigms of City Form in the Urbanism of Ebenezer Howard and Jane Jacobs 22
- 2. Howard vs Jacobs: Ideal City or Authentic Street? 50
- 3. Twentieth-Century Transformations of the Garden and the City 75
- 4. The Neighbourhood as a State of Wonderment: The Urbanist Dream of Jane Jacobs 96
- 5. Spectacle and Contempt in City Form: Howard and Jacobs 120
- 6. The Ghost of Howard: Advent of the Masterplan and the Loss of Place 151
- 7. “Growth Ain’t Expansion”: Jacobs in Toronto 180
- 8. Urban Space: Medium or Message? 204
- Bibliography 227
- Index 251
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Figures ix
- Preface xi
- Introduction. Modernity and Its Urban Context 1
- 1. Paradigms of City Form in the Urbanism of Ebenezer Howard and Jane Jacobs 22
- 2. Howard vs Jacobs: Ideal City or Authentic Street? 50
- 3. Twentieth-Century Transformations of the Garden and the City 75
- 4. The Neighbourhood as a State of Wonderment: The Urbanist Dream of Jane Jacobs 96
- 5. Spectacle and Contempt in City Form: Howard and Jacobs 120
- 6. The Ghost of Howard: Advent of the Masterplan and the Loss of Place 151
- 7. “Growth Ain’t Expansion”: Jacobs in Toronto 180
- 8. Urban Space: Medium or Message? 204
- Bibliography 227
- Index 251
