Invented Edens : techno-cities of the twentieth century / Robert H. Kargon and Arthur P. Molella.
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TextSeries: Lemelson Center studies in invention and innovation: Publisher: Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, c2008Description: viii, 190 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cmISBN: 9780262113205 (hbk. : alk. paper); 0262113201 (hbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Cities and towns -- Effect of technological innovations on | Information technology -- Social aspects | Telecommunication -- Social aspects | Social history -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 307.7609/04 LOC classification: HT166 | .K357 2008Online resources: Table of contents only | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-186) and index.
Introduction: The arc of utopias -- Neotechnics in the garden : the marriage of country and town -- Planning for national regeneration : techno-cities in the interwar years -- Techno-città : technology and urban design in fascist Italy -- The techno-city goes to war : America in World War II and after -- Utopia revived : from industrial modernism to community -- The city of disciplines : utopia denied, utopia restored -- Techno-nostalgia and the new urbanism -- Conclusion: The fate of the industrial Eden.
Techno-cities are planned cities that were developed in conjunction with large industrial or technological enterprises, blending the technological and the pastoral, the mill town and the garden city. This book looks at several examples, including Norris, Tennessee, Torviscosa, Italy, and Disney's Celebration, Florida.
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