Government of Space (Routledge Revivals) - Town Planning in Modern Society

Informationen zum Autor Alison Ravetz Zusammenfassung This title was written as a concise guide for the non-specialist to the origins and evolution of British planning, its intellectual pedigree, achievements and cruxes. It is an invaluable background to the state of planning and the cases for and against it today. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations; 1. Introduction: planning today – what’s the problem? 2. The industrial city and the rise of town and country planning 3. Theoretical perspectives 4. From town planning to ‘planning’: 1947 to the present 5. ‘Turning points’: planning and politics 6. Planning and culture: international comparisons and conclusions; Bibliography; Chronological list of Acts of Parliament and official reports; Index

Product details

• Authors: Alison Ravetz, Ravetz Alison
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.11.2014
• EAN: 9780415702812
• ISBN: 978-0-415-70281-2
• No. of pages: 156
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Urban, spatial and country planning; ARCHITECTURE / Landscape, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, The environment, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Urban & municipal planning, Urban and municipal planning and policy, City and town planning: architectural aspects, Civil engineering, surveying and building