Beyond Burnham: An Illustrated History of Planning for the Chicago Region

by Alan P. Mammoser and Joseph P. Schwieterman

Book Overview

Beyond Burnham provides a fascinating account of a century of visionary planning for metropolitan Chicago. From Daniel Burnham and Edward Bennett's famed 1909 Plan of Chicago to the push for superhighways and airports to battles over urban sprawl, the book showcases an illustrated portrait of the big personalities and the "big plans" they espoused.

The human face of planning appears in the interplay between public officials and citizen...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0982315619
• ISBN13: 9780982315613
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Lake Forest College Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.0" x 9.9"