TY - BOOK AU - Garvin,Alexander TI - The American city: what works, what doesn't SN - 0071373675 (hbk.) U1 - 711.40973 PY - 2002/// CY - N. Y. PB - McGraw-Hill KW - City planning KW - United States KW - Case studies N1 - Preface to the first edition. - Preface to the second edition. - Acknowledgments. - 1. A realistic approach to city and suburban planning. - 2. Ingredients of success. - 3. Parks and playgrounds. - 4. Palaces for the people. - 5. Retail shopping. - 6. Urban redevelopment. - 7. Planning for pedestrians. - 8. Increasing the housing supply. - 9. Reducing housing cost. - 10. Housing rehabilitation. - 11. Clearing the slums. - 12. Revitalizing neighborhoods. - 13. Residential suburbs. - 14. New-towns-in-towns. - 15. New-towns-in-the-country. - 16. Land use regulation. - 17. Preserving the past. - 18. Comprehensive planning. - Index ER -