Garden Cities 21 Creating a Livable Urban Environment

In this beautifully illustrated book, renowned landscape architect John Simonds presents a positive & compelling approach to the creative evolution of the American city. Viewing it as an organic entity, he analyzes each individual component & provides a conceptual model that regroups & reconnects its scattered elements into an efficient, more self-sustaining, garden-parkÓ prototype. Emphasizing thriving activity centers, cohesive communities, & innovative means of interconnection within an open space framework, Simonds' model portends a vastly superior city for the 21st century. The book is a repository of practical ideas & inspired solutions.Simonds, John Ormsbee is the author of 'Garden Cities 21 Creating a Livable Urban Environment' with ISBN 9780788191480 and ISBN 0788191489.