Beyond Burnham –
Authors Discuss the Past and Future of
Planning for the Chicago Region

Beyond Burnham: An Illustrated History of Planning for the
Chicago Region,

by Joseph P. Schwieterman and Alan P.
Mammoser. Lake Forest, IL: Lake Forest College Press, 2009.

Monday, November 30, 2009, 4:30 pm
Reserve Reading Room, Daley Library
University of Illinois at Chicago
801 S. Morgan
Chicago, IL 60607
Light refreshments will be served.

In the year of the centennial celebration of Daniel Burnham?s and Edward Bennett?s Plan
of Chicago, Joseph Schwieterman and Alan Mammoser provide a fascinating account of
a century of visionary planning for metropolitan Chicago. From the Burnham plan to the
push for superhighways and airports to battles over urban sprawl, the book showcases
an illustrated portrait of the big personalities and the big plans they espoused. The
human face of planning appears in the interplay between public officials and citizen
advocates. Powerful institutions emerge to promote metropolitan goals. Some efforts
succeed while others fail, but the work of planners lives on in efforts to shape new
visions for the region¹s future.
Joseph P. Schwieterman is professor in the School of Public Service and director of the
Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development at DePaul University. Alan P.
Mammoser (MA History ’98 and MUPP ’99) is a Chicago-based writer and regional
planner who has written numerous articles on urban and environmental issues.
This event is part of the UIC Alumni Author series and is sponsored by the
CUPPA Alumni Board, the University of Illinois Alumni Association at Chicago,
and the UIC Library. It is free and open to the public. If you need
accommodation for a disability or for more information, contact lnaru@uic.edu or
312 413 0394.