Enhanced Planning Review of the San Francisco Bay Metropolitan Area
Title | Enhanced Planning Review of the San Francisco Bay Metropolitan Area PDF eBook |
Author | Terrence F. Smith |
Publisher | |
Pages | 60 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN |
A Review and Critique of the Preliminary Regional Plan for the San Francisco Bay Region
Title | A Review and Critique of the Preliminary Regional Plan for the San Francisco Bay Region PDF eBook |
Author | San Francisco (Calif.). Department of City Planning |
Publisher | |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 1967 |
Genre | Regional planning |
ISBN |
Improvement Plan for Residence
Title | Improvement Plan for Residence PDF eBook |
Author | San Francisco (Calif.). Department of City Planning |
Publisher | |
Pages | 110 |
Release | 1970 |
Genre | City planning |
ISBN |
City and Regional Planning for the Metropolitan San Francisco Bay Area
Title | City and Regional Planning for the Metropolitan San Francisco Bay Area PDF eBook |
Author | T. J. Kent |
Publisher | |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 1963 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Title | Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Superintendent of Documents |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1068 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Government publications |
ISBN |
February issue includes Appendix entitled Directory of United States Government periodicals and subscription publications; September issue includes List of depository libraries; June and December issues include semiannual index
Improvement Plan for Recreation & Open Space
Title | Improvement Plan for Recreation & Open Space PDF eBook |
Author | San Francisco (Calif.). Department of City Planning |
Publisher | |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | City planning |
ISBN |
Our Better Nature
Title | Our Better Nature PDF eBook |
Author | Philip J. Dreyfus |
Publisher | University of Oklahoma Press |
Pages | 242 |
Release | 2012-11-19 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0806184752 |
Few cities are so dramatically identified with their environment as San Francisco—the landscape of hills, the expansive bay, the engulfing fog, and even the deadly fault line shifting below. Yet most residents think of the city itself as separate from the natural environment on which it depends. In Our Better Nature, Philip J. Dreyfus recounts the history of San Francisco from Indian village to world-class metropolis, focusing on the interactions between the city and the land and on the generations of people who have transformed them both. Dreyfus examines the ways that San Franciscans remade the landscape to fit their needs, and how their actions reflected and affected their ideas about nature, from the destruction of wetlands and forests to the creation of Golden Gate and Yosemite parks, the Sierra Club, and later, the birth of the modern environmental movement. Today, many San Franciscans seek to strengthen the ties between cities and nature by pursuing more sustainable and ecologically responsible ways of life. Consistent with that urge, Our Better Nature not only explores San Francisco’s past but also poses critical questions about its future. Dreyfus asks us to reassess our connection to the environment and to find ways to redefine ourselves and our cities within nature. Only with such an attitude will San Francisco retain the magic that has always charmed residents and visitors alike.