Demolition in American city planning
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2010.
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| author | Josephson, Anna M. (Anna McKinney) |
| author2 | Sam Bass Warner. |
| author_facet | Sam Bass Warner. Josephson, Anna M. (Anna McKinney) |
| author_sort | Josephson, Anna M. (Anna McKinney) |
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| description | Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2010. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/597492019-04-10T14:54:15Z Demolition in American city planning Josephson, Anna M. (Anna McKinney) Sam Bass Warner. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2010. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 64-65). Demolition is deeply embedded in urban systems. It has been explained as both the inevitable churn of the built environment and as a grand gesture of human control of the urban organism. This thesis examines the three main arguments for demolition: social reform, modernization, and non-conformity. Through the lens of each, it looks at the history of American demolition and points out the flawed reasoning that justifies demolition today. It focuses especially on the history of Boston, Massachusetts. It proposes that demolition does not serve a legitimate function in city planning, and offers a new rubric for decision-making around demolition. by Anna M. Josephson. M.C.P. 2010-10-29T18:30:21Z 2010-10-29T18:30:21Z 2010 2010 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59749 670432246 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 65 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Urban Studies and Planning. Josephson, Anna M. (Anna McKinney) Demolition in American city planning |
| title | Demolition in American city planning |
| title_full | Demolition in American city planning |
| title_fullStr | Demolition in American city planning |
| title_full_unstemmed | Demolition in American city planning |
| title_short | Demolition in American city planning |
| title_sort | demolition in american city planning |
| topic | Urban Studies and Planning. |
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