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Beyond Burnham : an illustrated history of planning for the Chicago region

Title
Beyond Burnham : an illustrated history of planning for the Chicago region / [Joseph P. Schwieterman and Alan P. Mammoser ; edited with a postscript by John A. Shuler].
Author
Schwieterman, Joseph P., 1959-
Publication
Lake Forest, IL : Lake Forest College Press, 2009.

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Additional Authors
  • Mammoser, Alan P.
  • Shuler, John A.
Description
vii, 232 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports.; 26 cm.
Summary
"This illustrated book - Beyond Burnham: An Illustrated History of Planning for the Chicago Regionprovides a fascinating account of a century of visionary planning for metropolitan Chicago. From Daniel H. Burnham and Edward H. Bennett's famed 1909 Plan of Chicago to the push for superhighways and battles over urban sprawl, the book showcases an illustrated portrait of the big personalities and the "big plans" they espoused." "The human face of planning appears in the interplay between public officials and citizen advocates. Powerful institutions - the Chicago Plan Commission and Regional Transportation Authority, among others - emerge to promote metropolitan goals. Some efforts succeed while others fail, but the work of planners lives on in efforts to shape new visions for the region's future." "Schwieterman and Mammoser's brisk history, with its numerous maps and historical photographs, will at once entertain, inform, and engage in the spirit of this great metropolitan region."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  • City planning > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century
  • City planning > Illinois > Chicago Metropolitan Area > History > 20th century
  • Land use, Urban > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century
  • Land use, Urban > Illinois > Chicago Metropolitan Area > History > 20th century
  • Metropolitan areas > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century
  • Metropolitan areas > Illinois > Chicago Metropolitan Area > History > 20th century
Note
  • Statement of responsibility from cover.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-215) and index.
ISBN
  • 0982315619 (pbk.)
  • 9780982315613 (pbk.)
LCCN
99937792448
OCLC
  • 359167010
  • ocn359167010
  • SCSB-5525592
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries