Metropolitan Open Space and Natural Process / / ed. by David A. Wallace.
Open space in urban regions is fast disappearing, but it can still be saved by coordinating man's design with the processes of nature. The authors demonstrate here methods that permit better and more profitable economic and industrial development, while raising the quality of life and saving th...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press Package Archive 1898-1999 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2016] ©1971 |
Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Edition: | Reprint 2016 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Anniversary Collection
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (199 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Open Space from Natural Processes -- 2. The Distribution and Value of Open Land in the Philadelphia Area -- 3. Incentives and Controls for Open Space -- 4. Economic and Fiscal Aspects of Open Space Preservation -- 5. Design of Metropolitan Open Space Based on Natural Process -- Appendix: Methodology for Chapter II -- Referential Bibliography |
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Summary: | Open space in urban regions is fast disappearing, but it can still be saved by coordinating man's design with the processes of nature. The authors demonstrate here methods that permit better and more profitable economic and industrial development, while raising the quality of life and saving the environment. Contributors: William G. Grigsby, Ian McHarg, William H. Roberts, Ann Louise Strong, Nohad A. Toulan, and David A. Wallace. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781512808186 9783110442526 |
DOI: | 10.9783/9781512808186 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | ed. by David A. Wallace. |