The Physical City

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The Physical City is written by Neil L. Shumsky and published by Routledge. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1135603057 (ISBN 10) and 9781135603052 (ISBN 13).

First Published in 1996. Part of a series that brings together more than 200 scholarly articles pertaining to the history and development of urban life in the United States during the past two centuries. The physical development of cities and their infrastructure is considered in Volume 2, which focuses on city planning and its origins in the Rural Cemetery Movement, the City Beautiful Movement, and the role of business in advocating more rational and efficient urban places. Volume 2 also contains articles about essential aspects of the urban infra structure and the provision of basic services essential for urban survival—water, sewer, and transportation systems.