By Nancy Webster,David Shirley
From begin to end, this historical past emphasizes the contributions, collaborations, and lively disagreements that made the making plans and building of Brooklyn Bridge Park a version of average city improvement and public-private partnership. The e-book contains interviews with Brooklyn citizens, politicians, activists, city planners, and different key members within the struggle for the park. the tale of Brooklyn Bridge Park additionally speaks to greater concerns confronting all towns, together with the improvement of postindustrial areas and the way to stability private and non-private pursuits with out sacrificing artistic imaginative and prescient or sustainable goals.
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