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Journal of the West

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-1-1995

Subjects

City planning -- United States -- History -- 1945-, Cities and towns -- Growth -- History -- 20th century, Urban sociology

Abstract

Focuses on the Western United States' leadership in city planning since World War II. Concepts of three competing ideas about the emerging form of decentralization or suburbanization; 'Urban realms'; 'Linear cities'; 'Go-board metropolis'; Opinion of historians and architectural experts; Illustration of several models for understanding the morphology of Western cities.

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This is the publisher's final PDF. Originally published in Journal of the West 34:3 (Summer 1995). Copyright Journal of the West ©1995, reprinted with permission of ABC-CLIO, LLC.

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http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/8576

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