...A chronological listing and description of reports relating to Boston arranged under the following headings: Commerce and Industry, Publications of the Federal Government, the Commonwealth, the City of Boston, the Chamber of Commerce, Other Organizations and Individuals, Related Subjects, General City Planning, Metropolitan Unity, Metropolitan Highways, Metropolitan Transportation, Industrial Education, Market Problems, Housing and Zoning; appendices include 1) A Chronological Summary of the Principal Investigations [1837-1924], 2) A Selected List of Important Publications, 3) A List of Manuals of Description and Information, 4) A Reference List of Important Maps and Plans, 5) A List of Notable Improvements Affecting Commerce and Industry, 6) A Statement on Differential Rates, 7) A List of Publications not Summarized; a subject index is included; the reports summarized date from 1844 through 1924; three aerial views are the Atlantic Avenue waterfront, the East Boston waterfront and the Army Base, South Boston; one map is entitled Historical Boston and shows the outline of Boston in 1630 and 1900 with acreage given for each; the other map is entitled Present-Day Boston; a copy of this publication was in the BRA collection...

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.