The French New Towns

by James M. Rubenstein

Book Overview

At the time this book was published, new towns were cropping up as a matter of public policy in "advanced industrial countries," yet the United States abandoned this project and deemed new towns "inappropriate and impractical for the American situation." The purpose of this book is to inform planners and policy makers around the world about French new towns. It analyzes what French new towns tried to accomplish; the administrative, financial, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 142143184X
• ISBN13: 9781421431840
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"