City development: studies in disintegration and renewal

by Lewis Mumford

As a lifelong exponent of regionalism, regional planning, and garden cities, his major contributions are known worldwide. The essays by Mr. Mumford on the subject of City Development. The essays from 1922-1945.

248 pages, Hardcover

First published January 13, 1973

About the author

Lewis Mumford (October 19, 1895 – January 26, 1990) was an American historian and philosopher of technology and science. Particularly noted for his study of cities and urban architecture, he had a tremendously broad career as a writer that also included a period as an influential literary critic. Mumford was influenced by the work of Scottish theorist Sir Patrick Geddes.