Remodelling to Prepare for Independence The Philippine Commonwealth, Decolonisation, Cities and Public Works, C. 1935-46.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morley, Ian.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Series:

ROUTLEDGE RESEARCH IN PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philippines--Politics and government--1935-1946.

Philippines.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 p.)

Place of Publication:

Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of Illustrations

List of Tables

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction

Reshaping the Nation and Public Works: A Précis

Social Evolution, Foreign Influences, and Modernity in Philippine Cities, 1935-46

A Political and Philosophical Watershed: The Philippine Constitution, 1935

The Evolution of the Colonial-Built Fabric in the Philippines, 1898-1935

Decolonisation

The Structure of the Book

2. A New Capital City for a New Nation

The Constitution Convention and the Nature of the 1935 Constitution

Quezon City: A Distinct City for an Evolving Country

Planning Evolution in Quezon City: The 1941 and 1949 Plans

The Park and Road Systems, and the Creation of Neighbourhood Units

Public Buildings and Architectural Modernism

Conclusion

3. Manila and the Provinces

Beyond Quezon City: Urban Planning During the Age of the Commonwealth

Manila's Development and Antonio Toledo's Professional Footprint

The Return to, and Advancement of, Daniel Burnham's Plan for Manila

Renewing Manila: The Built Fabric and Fire

Planning in the Provinces

Housing and Planning in the Provinces

4. The Japanese Occupation

Japan, the Philippines, the Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere, and Pan-Asianism

The Japanese Occupation and the Evaluation of the Philippine-Built Fabric

Governing the Towns and Cities

Rebooting The Pensionados Program

Neighbourhood Associations

The Challenge and Opportunity Aligned to Post-War Rebirth

5. National Independence, Post-War Reconstruction, Urban Betterment and Planning

A New Nation Looking Forward, Hesitantly

The Planning of Roads

Planning for New Housing Districts

New Rulings and the Problem of Their Implementation

References

Index

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Morley, Ian Remodelling to Prepare for Independence

ISBN:

9781003812883

1003812880

Publisher Number:

99996578890

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