Town and country planning in the Scottish borders, 1946-1996 : from planning backwater to the centre of the maelstrom / Douglas G. Hope.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hope, Douglas George, author.

Series:

Scotland's Land.

Scotland's land

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Regional planning--Scotland--Scottish Borders--History--20th century.

Regional planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 320 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The Scottish Borders comprises the historic counties of Peeblesshire, Selkirkshire, Roxburghshire and Berwickshire, traditionally an area synonymous with woven cloth (tweed), knitwear and agriculture. It is also an area that suffered from rural de-population during the first half of the twentieth century. Against the background of social, economic and political change in the twentieth century, the book provides a detailed account of continuity and change in the practice of town and country planning in the Scottish Borders from the 1940s to the re-organisation of local government in 1996. It shows how town and country planning emerged from being a fringe activity in Borders local government to become a beacon for rural regeneration at the forefront of rural development policy. This book will be an essential read for all those interested in the history of town and country planning in Scotland and for those who love the Scottish Borders.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Preface

List of Abbreviations

Timeline

Map of the Scottish Borders

Introduction

1 Town and Country Planning Becomes Established

2 The First County Development Plans

3 Planning and Development Become Inexorably Linked

4 Planning in the Scottish Borders Broadens its Horizons

5 A Borders Region at Last!

6 Development Planning Takes Shape

7 The 1980s: Challenges and Achievements

8 The 1990s: A Time of Uncertainty

9 Preparing for the Twenty-first Century

Epilogue

Appendices

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 14 Mar 2025).

ISBN:

1-3995-0335-9

OCLC:

1394022561