From new towns to green politics : campaigning for town and country planning, 1946-1990 / [Dennis Hardy].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hardy, Dennis.

Series:

Studies in history, planning, and the environment ; 14.

Studies in history, planning, and the environment ; 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Town and Country Planning Association (Great Britain)--History.

Town and Country Planning Association (Great Britain).

City planning--Great Britain--History.

City planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 238 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : E & FN Spon, 1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From the 1940's to the 1990's From New Towns to Green Politics charts the course of successive issues and campaigns - from the reconstruction of Britain's war-torn cities, to the introduction of green belts and new towns, to regional and community planning, and so to the inner cities and most recently, green politics.

Contents:

From New Towns to Green Politics Campaigning for town and country planning, 1946-1990; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction: The Lure of Consensus; The Idea of Consensus; Consensus Planning; 2. From Garden Cities to New Towns; Howard's Way; Influencing Events; 3. Post-1946: A Watching Brief; The Fragile Consensus; Dispersal on the Right Terms; 'The Sheep and the Lion'; 4. 1950's: Holding the Ground; From Austerity to Affluence; A Single Design; Widening the Net; 5. The Second Planning Revolution; 'Into the White Heat'; Rediscovery of the Region

Shaping Policy 6. 1970's: The End of the Beginning; The Age of Dissent; Beyond New Towns; Patterns of Choice; 7. 1980's: Responding to Change; The Politics of Property; A Matter of Scale; 'Keeping the Torch Alight'; 8. Campaign Profiles; Environmental Education; Planning Aid; Public Inquiries; New Communities; 9. Towards a New Consensus; 'Some Running Effect'; A Question of Pressure; Unfinished Business; Chronology of Important Events; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Continues: From garden cities to new towns.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [226]-231) and index.

ISBN:

1-135-83217-X

0-203-46097-9

1-280-06746-2

0-203-45127-9

9780203451274

OCLC:

264425939