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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154689503321

Autore

Goodchild Barry

Titolo

Homes, cities and neighbourhoods : planning and the residential landscapes of modern Britain / / Barry Goodchild

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-25325-9

1-351-93050-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (356 pages) : illustrations, tables

Disciplina

307.1/2160941

Soggetti

City planning - Great Britain - History

Housing policy - Great Britain - History

Neighborhoods - Great Britain - History

Urban landscape architecture - Great Britain - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published 2008 by Ashgate Publishing"--t.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. A. Introduction -- pt. B. Planning, markets and the industrial city -- pt. C. New forms of modernity, 1980 onwards -- pt. D. Conclusions -- pt. E. Supplementary information.

Sommario/riassunto

Given current projections of population and household numbers, housing has become arguably the most important issue in planning. Likewise, planning raises arguably the most important long term issues in housing, given the environmental consequences of urban development and the use of the home. Homes, Cities and Neighbourhoods documents the evolution of typical urban landscapes from 1900 to the present with an emphasis on contemporary issues and practice. In doing this, the book examines in detail: -