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People and Cities

• September 2006

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Urban Land in the New YorkMetropolitan Region
1930
1990
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From E. Howard Three Magnets 1898
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Le Corbusier and the 1930s Radiant City
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Frank Lloyd Wright and 1930s Broadarce City
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Robert Moses and NYC
Cross Bronx Expressway
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People and Cities Tensions and Roots of
Sustainability

• Authors Ebenezer Howard, Lewis Mumford, Aldo
  Leopold, Jane Jacobs, Ian McHarg
• Balance Low density vs. high density - Howard
• Cities Arise out of Needs and Desires. How are
  cities produced? From what societal actions do
  they result? Mumford
• Loss of connection between land and people -
  Leopold
• What are the measures of a good community
  Jacobs
• Identify good places for community - McHarg