American City Planning Since 1890: A history commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the American Institute of Planners, by Scott, Mel
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American City Planning Since 1890: A history commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the American Institute of Planners, by Scott, Mel. University of California Press: Berkley, 1969. Edition: First Edition. ISBN: 0520013824. Hardcover, 4to, 7.5 by 10.25 inches, 745 pages. Red cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Illustrated with black and white photographs, drawings, and maps. Includes Notes, Selected Bibligraphy, Index, and list of illustrations.

Condition: Very Good in a Very Good jacket. Upper spine end bumped; corners a little bumped; two small white spots on lower edge of front board. Interior of book clean and unmarked. Jacket somewhat rubbed with minor chipping at corners and upper spine end; small closed tears and folds along margins.

Contents: Publisher's Note:

Here, in a volume commissioned to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the American Institute of Planners, the author examines the beginnings of urban planning in the quarter-century preceding World War I and traces its gradual emergence as a guiding influence in all levels of government. The book is remarkably comprehensive and includes a wealth of detail gleaned from hundreds of original documents and extensive interviews with pioneers of the profession. Mr. Scott describes the political movements, the persons and institutions, the civic crises, the leglislatives struggles, and sometimes serious reverses that comprise the principle elements in the plannning story; perhaps more importantly, he gives much attention to the intellectual history of planning.