Designing Modern America: The Regional Planning Association of America and Its Members

by Edward K. Spann

Book Overview

This fascinating book examines the Regional Planning Association of America (RPAA), a loosely organized association of ambitious and influential planners who hoped to guide the new urban and industrial developments of the early twentieth century and thereby design a radically improved America. After discussing the roots of this effort in the Progressive and World War I periods, Edward K. Spann traces the development of the RPAA from its formation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814257550
• ISBN13: 9780814257555
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"