2002/05/01 by Bruce Stephenson · 1 citation
Environmental Science · #Environmental Philosophy and Ethics #Urban Planning and Landscape Design
paper · doi:10.1177/153132001002001
openalex publication_date 2002/05/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/29
The New Urbanism has invigorated city planning history by invoking the tradition of American civic design to solve the conundrum of suburban sprawl. Studies have documented the similarities between the works of pioneer planner John Nolen and Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, but the ethic connecting past and present remains vague. This research presents the origins of the garden city ethic John Nolen introduced to the United States and its potential to foster a sustainable planning system capable of enlivening American civic culture.