The City Beautiful and the Globalization of Urban Planning

Abstract

The City Beautiful and the Globalization of Urban Planning by Ian Morley examines in detail how the City Beautiful movement spread beyond the American borders and influenced urban planning internationally. Although the movement is often perceived as an American-centric phenomenon, Morley strongly argues that its aesthetics and principles were adapted by urban planners all over the world with different cultural and political structures. The book investigates the impacts of this phenomenon in various urban designs of dissimilar cultures and climates, while placing it in the context of broader history, politics, and ideologies.