American Civic Annual A Record Of Recent Civic Advance V1 5 1929 34 PDF Download

Excerpt from American Civic Annual, Vol. 2: A Record of Recent Civic Advance With a List of Who's Who in Civic Achievement In Publishing the second volume of the American Civic Annual, the American Civic Association renews its purpose of presenting to its membership and friends an outline of what is going on all over the country in the way of intelligent guardianship of our physical resources, and an appreciation in the use of them. Largely through the efforts of Miss Harlean James, the Executive Secretary, our first volume, published a year ago, has met with an enthusiastic reception. We believe that, as the years go by, there is no reason why that appreciation should not continue to show itself. It is admittedly true that it is better to let those who are interested in the actual work of this many-sided undertaking tell their own story than for us at headquarters to attempt to tell it for them. The subjects this year come under four main topical heads, as follows: 1. The Nation as a Whole, including National Parks, The Housing Problem, and The Federal City, with articles by 30 contributors. 2. Regional Planning Progress, with articles by 5 contributors. 3. Work in the States, including State Planning and Parks, Famous Highways, State Capitols, and Roadside Improvement, with articles by 10 contributors. 4. Progress in the Cities and Towns, including Planning, Civic Improvement, Notable Public Structures, and Planned College Campuses, with articles by 20 contributors. I leave it to the recipients of this volume to decide whether or not we have succeeded in our purpose. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.