The Last Landscape

William H. Whyte ; foreword by Tony Hiss

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Author(s)

William H. Whyte

Publication, year

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002

Scope

376 Pages, illustrated, 23 cm.

ISBN

0812217993

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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. 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.

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Location

Cabinet 24 - 5: Landschap ; Landschapsarchitectuur

Remarks

Incl. Bibliographical References