Town Planning in Britain Since 1900 - The Rise and Fall of the Planning Ideal

Klappentext This book examines town and country planning policy in twentieth-century Britain as an important aspect of state activity. Tracing the origins of planning ideals and practice! Gordon Cherry charts the adoption by state! both at the central and local level! of measures to control and regulate features of Britain's urban and rural environments. Zusammenfassung Tracing the origins of planning ideals and practice! this study charts the adoption by the state (at a central and local level) of measures to control and regulate features of Britain's urban and rural environments! focusing particularly on the last 50 years. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Editor's Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. The Collectivist Advance. 2. The Birth of Town Planning. 3. The Notion of State Planning. 4. Town Planning's Foothold! 1919-39. 5. Planning and the Corporate State! 1939-45. 6. The Attlee Years! 1945-51. 7. State Planning in Operation. 8. The Consensus Breaks! 1974-9. 9. The Post-war Settlement Remade: from 1979. 10. Town Planning and the Planning Ideal. References. Index.

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• Autori: CHERRY, Ge Cherry, Gordon Cherry, Gordon E. Cherry, Gordon E. (Late of Birmingham University) Cherry, Richard Ed. Cherry, Cherry Gordon E.
• Editore: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 09.11.1996
• EAN: 9780631199946
• ISBN: 978-0-631-19994-6
• Pagine: 276
• Serie: Making Contemporary Britain; Making Contemporary Britain
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Politica e sua amministrazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; European History, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Urban & municipal planning, Central / national / federal government policies, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Central government policies, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government