The Urban Prospect
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: Previous owner
A foundational text in the study of modern urbanism, The Urban Prospect brings together a seminal collection of essays by Lewis Mumford, one of the 20th century’s most vital critics of technology and urban planning. In this volume, Mumford casts his discerning gaze upon the disintegration of the metropolitan landscape, addressing the mounting crises of urban sprawl, the dominance of the automobile, and the erosion of human-centric design. Through a series of articulate and often urgent observations, he explores the precarious future of the city, advocating for a return to regional integration and social complexity as the only viable "home remedies" for the urban decay he observed in the mid-1960s. Mumford’s work remains essential reading for anyone interested in the intersection of sociology, architecture, and political philosophy. Writing with the intellectual rigor and clarity that characterized his entire career, he challenges the reader to look beyond the surface of post-war development and consider the deeper consequences of our built environments. This first edition, published by Harcourt, Brace & World, serves as a significant artifact of 1960s intellectual history, preserving Mumford’s prophetic vision for the sustainable and humane development of cities that continues to inform modern urban theory today.
Author: Lewis Mumford
Format: Hardback
Genre: Business & economics
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: Previous owner
A foundational text in the study of modern urbanism, The Urban Prospect brings together a seminal collection of essays by Lewis Mumford, one of the 20th century’s most vital critics of technology and urban planning. In this volume, Mumford casts his discerning gaze upon the disintegration of the metropolitan landscape, addressing the mounting crises of urban sprawl, the dominance of the automobile, and the erosion of human-centric design. Through a series of articulate and often urgent observations, he explores the precarious future of the city, advocating for a return to regional integration and social complexity as the only viable "home remedies" for the urban decay he observed in the mid-1960s. Mumford’s work remains essential reading for anyone interested in the intersection of sociology, architecture, and political philosophy. Writing with the intellectual rigor and clarity that characterized his entire career, he challenges the reader to look beyond the surface of post-war development and consider the deeper consequences of our built environments. This first edition, published by Harcourt, Brace & World, serves as a significant artifact of 1960s intellectual history, preserving Mumford’s prophetic vision for the sustainable and humane development of cities that continues to inform modern urban theory today.