Cover Photo: The Humane Metropolis

The Humane Metropolis:
People and Nature in the 21st-Century City

editor: Rutherford H. Platt

www.umass.edu/umpress/spr_06/platt.html

A collection of 25 essays and case studies, this volume takes its cue from the work of William Whyte, a forefather of the smart growth and New Urbanist movements. The essays range in focus from urban ecology to social justice and urban poverty, and an accompanying DVD reinforces many of the ideas in the book. While serving as an introduction to these topics, this book also looks deeply at issues surrounding green spaces, mixed-use development, and other aspects of urban growth.

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Publisher

University of Massachusetts Press
Box 429
Amherst, MA 01004

www.umass.edu/umpress/

Available as:

book (Paperback)

  • Length: 326 pages
  • Published: 2006
  • ISBN: 1558495541
  • LOC: HT243.U6.H86.2006

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