What Happened to Planning? (Routledge Revivals)

Informationen zum Autor Peter Ambrose Zusammenfassung This title was first published in 1986 during a recession much like that faced in recent years, which placed immense pressure on the British planning system and led to social unrest in the inner cities and in many disadvantaged areas. Within this context, Peter Ambrose outlines the features of land development and explores the circumstances of post-war planning. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I: The Historical Context 1. Land development and the state 2. The emergence of planning: 1940-7; Part II: The Development System 3. People 4. Finance 5. The state 6. Construction; Part III: The System in Operation 7. The war for Jenkin’s ear: development on the urban fringe 8. The second London blitz: redevelopment in docklands; Part IV: Taking Stock 9. Achievements, shortcomings and the future; References; Index

Product details

• Authors: Peter Ambrose, Ambrose Peter
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.02.2015
• EAN: 9780415730303
• ISBN: 978-0-415-73030-3
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; ARCHITECTURE / Landscape, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Urban & municipal planning, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Human Geography, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Housing & homelessness, Housing and homelessness, City and town planning: architectural aspects, Civil engineering, surveying and building