The Improvement of Towns and Cities, or the Practical Basis of Civic Aesthetics (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Charles Mulford Robinson

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1332604021 ISBN 13 : 9781332604029

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

This book explores the concept of creating and maintaining beauty in cities, starting from building sites and expanding to the overarching street plan. The author emphasizes the importance of integrating natural and artistic elements in urban design while considering the practical limitations of site selection. The book delves into specific aspects like managing advertisements, using utilities in an attractive manner, and the transformative power of greenery in cities, drawing on historic examples and modern insights. The author emphasizes the need for collaboration between individuals, societies, and city officials to achieve a harmonious and aesthetically pleasing urban environment. This book is a valuable resource for community planners, city residents, and anyone passionate about creating livable and sustainable cities.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332604021
• ISBN 13: 9781332604029
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 346
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