Nathan Glazer has called Marshall Kaplan "the best social
planner of the 1960s" and asserts that this book "does for 1973
what Herbert Gans's People and Plans did for 1963."Kaplan states at
the outset that "it can be said that one need not look far for
evidence, even if anecdotal, to show that the impact of the
planning profession on the quality of urban life has been marginal
at best and, at times, negative. Certainly, twenty years of federal
planning assistance programs have not visibly built up the planning
capacity of local governments or improved the quality of local
life. Indeed, the prime beneficiaries of such aid seem to be, not
local governments or local residents, but local and national
consultants."Most plans prepared by most city planners have failed
to pay heed to the many culturally and economically determined
differences in life style of residents of the nation's cities and
suburban areas. Plans, when heeded, have often either led to an
allocation of scarce resources away from the least advantaged
members of urban society or, as in urban renewal, had a directly
negative effect on their lives. Somewhat surprisingly, even the
more affluent members of society have not found their legitimate
needs and their observed behavior patterns reflected in most
community plans."
General
Imprint: |
MIT Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
The MIT Press |
Release date: |
March 1974 |
First published: |
1973 |
Authors: |
Marshall Kaplan
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Dimensions: |
203 x 137 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
142 |
Edition: |
New Ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-262-61018-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Architecture >
General
|
LSN: |
0-262-61018-3 |
Barcode: |
9780262610186 |
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