Author: Ruben C. Bellan. Published by Copp Clark Publishing, Toronto, ON., 1971, RARE: 1st Edition. Printed in Canada. Very Good Condition SOFTCOVER Book, with age-yellowing and minor cover wear. Clean inside, tight spine. A very readable and displayable book. Size: 9 x 6 inch, 420 pages with index.
THE EVOLVING CITY, by Ruben C. Bellan, is his famous, and rather rare, study on the history of, and phenomenon of urban development.
The book is divided into three parts:
The first describes the major developmental stages through which the European-American city has passed since its origin,
The second part describes the evolutionary process through which cities came to provide those public services, and
The final part deals with the role of cities in national development and the evolution of public policy in regard to urban growth...
