Edward M. Bassett
United States · b. 1863 – d. 1948 · 23 books
Biography
Edward Murray Bassett, "the father of American zoning", and one of the founding fathers of modern-day urban planning, wrote the first comprehensive zoning ordinance in the United States, which was adopted by New York City in 1916. He also served one term as a U.S. representative for New York from 1903 to 1905.
Books by Edward M. Bassett
Buildings: their uses and the
Buildings: their uses and the spaces about them
Autobiography of Edward M. Bas
Autobiography of Edward M. Bassett
Model laws for planning cities
Model laws for planning cities, counties, and states
Problems of planning unbuilt a
Problems of planning unbuilt areas
Zoning cases in the United Sta
Zoning cases in the United States
The government of Congregation
The government of Congregational churches in the state of New York
Unlawful buildings
Unlawful buildings
Congestion in Central Manhatta
Congestion in Central Manhattan
Recent New York legislation fo
Recent New York legislation for the planning of unbuilt areas by Edward M. Bassett comprising the text of the new city and village planning laws of the state of New York, a description of their origin and purposes, and suggestions as to how they should be administered
Substituting apartments for pr
Substituting apartments for private homes
The three important planning l
The three important planning laws recently enacted in New York
Zoning and the courts
Zoning and the courts
Planning of unbuilt areas in t
Planning of unbuilt areas in the New York region
Zoning practice in the New Yor
Zoning practice in the New York region
A form of state enabling act f
A form of state enabling act for zoning
Zoning in a nutshell
Zoning in a nutshell
Memorandum on Senate bills nos
Memorandum on Senate bills nos. 134 and 135, introduced in Michigan legislature, regular session 1923
Present attitude of courts tow
Present attitude of courts toward zoning
Zoning and private restriction
Zoning and private restrictions
The new "F" district in zoning
The new "F" district in zoning
Zoning as an element in city planning, and for protection of property values, public safety, and public health
Constitutional limitations on
Constitutional limitations on city planning powers
Zoning protects the small stor
Zoning protects the small storekeeper