The Last Landscape William H. Whyte. Foreword by Tony Hiss "When it
was first published, "The Last Landscape" was radical stuff. As
much as Silent Spring challenged American science to recognize its
long-term responsibilities, Whyte's book asked communities, the
government, and the design profession to do the same. Four decades
later, this book is just as timely, the only difference is that the
logic is now mainstream and the evidence is overwhelming."--Paco
Underhill, author of "Why We Buy" "An excellent book."--Jane Jacobs
"A practical handbook for all who care enough to fight for a more
liveable environment."--"Washington Post" The remaining corner of
an old farm, unclaimed by developers. The brook squeezed between
housing plans. Abandoned railroad lines. The stand of woods along
an expanded highway. These are the outposts of what was once a
larger pattern of forests and farms, the "last landscape."
According to William H. Whyte, the place to work out the problems
of our metropolitan areas is within those areas, not outside them.
The age of unchecked expansion without consequence is over, but
where there is waste and neglect there is opportunity. Our cities
and suburbs are not jammed; they just look that way. There are in
fact plenty of ways to use this existing space to the benefit of
the community, and "The Last Landscape" provides a practical and
timeless framework for making informed decisions about its use.
Called "the best study available on the problems of open space" by
the "New York Times" when it first appeared in 1968, "The Last
Landscape" introduced many cornerstone ideas for land conservation,
urging all of us to make better use of the land that has survived
amid suburban sprawl. Whyte's pioneering work on easements led to
the passage of major open space statutes in many states, and his
argument for using and linking green spaces, however small the
areas may be, is a recommendation that has more currency today than
ever before. William H. Whyte (1917-1999) was editor of "Fortune"
magazine and Distinguished Professor at Hunter College of the City
University of New York. He was the author numerous books on social
and environmental analysis, including "City: Rediscovering the
Center" and "The Organization Man," both of which are available
from the University of Pennsylvania Press. Tony Hiss, former staff
writer for the "New Yorker," is a visiting scholar at the Taub
Urban Research Center, New York University. He is the author of
"The Experience of Place." 2002 392 pages 6 x 9 21 illus. ISBN
978-0-8122-1799-5 Paper $29.95s 19.50 World Rights Public Policy,
Geography Short copy: "For years we wasted land with impunity,"
William H. Whyte writes in this classic work at last returned to
print, "now we no longer can."
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