Ten Failures that Shaped the 20th Century American City
by Laurence C. Gerckens
Planning historian Larry Gerckens takes a closer look at what he considers the ten most significant "failures" that shaped the development of America's cities in the 20th century.
From PCJ #38, Spring 2000
companion article, Ten Successes that Shaped the 20th Century American City
see also Ten Events that Shaped the 20th Century American City
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The Ten Failures Discussed by Gerckens:
The Demise of Community-Oriented Design & Development
The Lost Vision of Regional Planning
The Fragmented Nature of Metropolitan Governance
The Unfulfilled Promise of High Tech Housing
The Landscape of Racial and Economic Segregation
Disinvestment in Public Transit
Defaulting on the Promise of Public Housing
Abandonment of the Quest for a "Great Society"
Narrowing the Mission of HUD
Comprehensive Planning Constrained
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