The Evolution of Early Phoenix: Valley Business Elite, Land Speculation, and the Emergence of Planning

Journal of Planning History

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 87-113

  Larsen, Larissa ^a   Alameddin, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b DJA Land Planning & Design ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; City Beautiful; downtown plan; Edward Bennett; Phoenix

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993804260     PISSN: 15385132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538513206298895     Document Type: Article

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