Key Planning Figures Flashcards
Charles Abrams
Created the New York Housing Authority.
In 1965 he published “The City is a Frontier,” a book that was highly critical of US federal policies surrounding slum clearance, urban renewal, and public housing.
Thomas Adams
An important planner during the Garden City Movement.
First manager of Letchworth, UK
Saul Alinsky
An advocate of community organizing.
Alinsky organized Chicago’s poor in the late 1930s and 40s. Published “Reveille for Radicals” in 1946 which encouraged those who were poor to become involved in American democracy.
“Rules for Radicals” - 13 rules for community organizing
Sherry Arnstein
Wrote “A Ladder of Citizen Participation” 1969.
The article describes the levels of involvement by citizens depending on the form of participation utilized.
Daniel Burnham
Chicago architect and proponent of the “City Beautiful” movement.
1893 Worlds Exposition
1909 Plan of Chicago
Rachel Carson
Wrote “Silent Spring” an important book in environmental planning.
Robert Moses
“Great Expediter”
“If the ends don’t justify the means, then what the hell does?”
Transformed New York City’s public works from the 1930s through the 1950s.
He expanded the state’s park system and built numerous parkways.
John Nolen
Designed Mariemont, OH and was a leading planner and landscape architect.
Created the first comprehensive plan in Florida, contributing to the park system in Madison, WI and designing Venice, FL.
Clarence Perry
Developed the neighborhood unit concept which was implemented in Radburn, New Jersey.
1929, “Regional Survey of New York and it’s Environs”
Paolo Soleri
Architect responsible for designing Acrosanti, an experimental utopian city in Arizona focused on minimizing the impact of development on the natural environment.
Clarence Stein
Designed Sunnyside gardens in Queens, NY; Radburn, NJ and others.
Major proponent of the garden city movement.
“New Town for America” 1951
Rexford Tugwell
Served as the head of the Resettlement Administration during the New Deal.
He worked on Greenbelt cities program, which sought construction of new, self sufficient cities.
Sir Raymond Unwin
English town planner and designed of Letchworth.
“Town Planning and Practice” 1909
Catherine Bauer Wurster
Founder of American housing policy.
She worked to reform policy that was related to housing and city planning.
She wrote “Modern Housing” and was influential in the passage of the Housing Act of 1937.
