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Planned urban development : learning from town expansion schemes in the UK and Europe / Chris Couch (Emeritus Professor of Urban Planning, Liverpool John Moores University and Honorary Research Fellow, University of Liverpool, UK.).
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Couch, Chris, 1946- author.
- Series:
- Elgar studies in planning theory, policy and practice series.
- Elgar studies in planning theory, policy and practice series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- City planning.
- City planning--Europe.
- Europe.
- City planning--Great Britain.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (240 pages).
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Preface
- 1. Introduction to planned urban development
- 2. The origins and evolution of expanded towns policy
- 3. The geography and planning of town expansion
- 4. Big beasts: Pioneering developments in bletchley and swindon
- 5. Other expanded towns serving London
- 6. Planning for overspill in north-west England
- 7. Using the new towns acts for larger town expansion schemes
- 8. Comparative experiences from the Netherlands and France
- 9. Overall achievements and future possibilities
- 10. Conclusion: Learning from town expansion schemes in the uk and Europe
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- ISBN:
- 9781788976916
- 1788976916
- Publisher Number:
- 40030760981
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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