Ebenezer Howard: Inventor of the Garden City

Ebenezer Howard (1850-1928) is famous worldwide for founding the Garden City movement, and he continues to be frequently cited by planners and theorists. When he was dying, he urged his prospective biographer to remember that 'the spiritual dimension' had always been central to his life and work. He wanted this to be prominently brought out in any biography.

Almost a century after his death, Ebenezer Howard: Inventor of the Garden City is the first book that does justice to that wish. Franc...