Why are American cities, suburbs, and towns so distinct? Compared to European cities, those in the United States are characterized by lower densities and greater distances; neat, geometric layouts; an abundance of green space; a greater level of social segregation reflected in space; and perhaps most noticeably a greater share of individual, single-family detached housing. In Zoned in the USA, Sonia A. Hirt argues that zoning laws are among the important but understudied reasons for the cross-continental differences.
Hirt shows that rather than being imported from Europe, U.S. municipal zoning law was in fact an institution that quickly developed its own, distinctly American profile. A distinct spatial culture of individualism founded on an ideal of separate, single-family residences apart from the dirt and turmoil of industrial and agricultural production has driven much of municipal regulation, defined land-use, and, ultimately, shaped American life. Hirt explores municipal zoning from a comparative and international perspective, drawing on archival resources and contemporary land-use laws from England, Germany, France, Australia, Russia, Canada, and Japan to challenge assumptions about American cities and the laws that guide them.
2 有用 贪吃的胖虎 2025-10-12 07:10:15 美国
我觉得还可以。对于美国Zoning很好的综述、介绍性质的书,把现在的zoning情况,国际对比,历史沿革都写得很好。就是基本没什么创见,以整理为主,然后对于种族主义和Zoning的关系就是提及,但是也没有深究。属于对Zoning不了解的话值得一看。
0 有用 地下宇航员 2018-01-02 15:59:50
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0 有用 芝麻馕 2025-12-25 00:24:29 美国
作者新移民的身份让她敏锐捕捉到习以为常之事的不合理之处,也得以自如地比较世界各地的zoning不同,从而获得对美国zoning的批判性认识。这里侧重美国文化与意识形态对zoning的影响,以相对轻快的节奏触碰了一些沉重的话题(种族隔离、阶级对立等),对当代规划提出更多开放性的问题。个人希望可以在美国意识形态形成原因上多些笔墨,或与历史背景有更多的联系展现更大的图景。
1 有用 晴天臭臭猪 2017-01-13 18:31:19
很有收获的书,很久没看到这么清晰而又生动的论述。在加班如此intense的一月读完此本,精神生活颇感满足
0 有用 Te amo 2025-04-14 16:23:43 浙江
现在重读,发现写的条理还是很清晰的