Anglo-American crossroads [[electronic resource] ] : urban planning and research in Britain, 1940-2010 / / Mark Clapson |
Autore | Clapson Mark |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.3416094109045 |
Soggetto topico |
City planning - Great Britain
Urbanization - Great Britain |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-87408-3
1-4411-4477-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Timeline; Chapter 1: Introduction: The Direction of Travel; Rationale; The scope and content of Anglo-American Crossroads; Chapter 2: Roads to Reconstruction: The Rockefeller Foundation, and the Special Housing Mission to W; Introduction; The Rockefeller Foundation and the wartime British city; The Special Housing Mission to Great Britain, 1942-46; Networks and themes coalesce; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Green Lights for Understanding: The American Contribution to Urban Research in Britain,; Introduction
The Institute of Community Studies The Centre for Urban Studies; The Centre for Environmental Studies; The Ditchley Foundation; Social scientists and the Rockefeller Foundation; Conclusion; Chapter 4: Through Roads and Dead Ends: American Influences on Post-war Urban Reconstruction; Introduction; The new towns programme; Travelling beyond the neighbourhood unit; Roads and urban renewal; Radburn and the design of post-war new towns and new communities; Roads, Radburn and the re-thinking of residential areas: The initial planning of Milton Keynes; The final passing of the neighbourhood unit Education and campuses Some conclusions; Chapter 5: Roads to Edge City: Motorization, Milton Keynes and Urbanization After the Era of Recon; Introduction; Edge City; From the detested to the digested city: Learning from Los Angeles; Roads: Similarities and differences between LA and MK; Shopping centres; Linear parks, waterfronts and redways; LA and MK: Some other differences; Conclusion: England's most American city; Chapter 6: The Opposite Direction: British Influences Upon Privately and Publicly Developed New Tow; Introduction; James W. Rouse, Cross Keys and Columbia; Reston, Virginia The New Communities Development Act of 1968 and the federally assisted new towns in the United The ending of the federally assisted new communities; Operation Breakthrough; Conclusion; Chapter 7: Avoiding Danger: The USA and the Regeneration of the Inner City in Britain Since 1970; Introduction; The growth of the inner city problem in Britain; The inner city problem in England and the United States of America; Inner city policies during the late 1960's and the 1970's; The significance of failure: The community development projects Enterprise zones: Business-led solutions to decline during the 1980's and 1990's From Baltimore to Britain: Waterfronts and urban regeneration; Gentrification: Encouraging the middle classes back into the inner cities and the city centres; From SoHo to Soho: Loft living; Conclusion: The special relationship between the British and American city since 1970; Chapter 8: A Coda on New Urbanism: Back to Milton Keynes; High Priests and Princes; New Urbanism and Milton Keynes; Notes; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Bibliography and Sources Archive Sources |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452269003321 |
Clapson Mark | ||
London ; ; New York, : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Anglo-American crossroads [[electronic resource] ] : urban planning and research in Britain, 1940-2010 / / Mark Clapson |
Autore | Clapson Mark |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.3416094109045 |
Soggetto topico |
City planning - Great Britain
Urbanization - Great Britain |
ISBN |
1-283-87408-3
1-4411-4477-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Timeline; Chapter 1: Introduction: The Direction of Travel; Rationale; The scope and content of Anglo-American Crossroads; Chapter 2: Roads to Reconstruction: The Rockefeller Foundation, and the Special Housing Mission to W; Introduction; The Rockefeller Foundation and the wartime British city; The Special Housing Mission to Great Britain, 1942-46; Networks and themes coalesce; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Green Lights for Understanding: The American Contribution to Urban Research in Britain,; Introduction
The Institute of Community Studies The Centre for Urban Studies; The Centre for Environmental Studies; The Ditchley Foundation; Social scientists and the Rockefeller Foundation; Conclusion; Chapter 4: Through Roads and Dead Ends: American Influences on Post-war Urban Reconstruction; Introduction; The new towns programme; Travelling beyond the neighbourhood unit; Roads and urban renewal; Radburn and the design of post-war new towns and new communities; Roads, Radburn and the re-thinking of residential areas: The initial planning of Milton Keynes; The final passing of the neighbourhood unit Education and campuses Some conclusions; Chapter 5: Roads to Edge City: Motorization, Milton Keynes and Urbanization After the Era of Recon; Introduction; Edge City; From the detested to the digested city: Learning from Los Angeles; Roads: Similarities and differences between LA and MK; Shopping centres; Linear parks, waterfronts and redways; LA and MK: Some other differences; Conclusion: England's most American city; Chapter 6: The Opposite Direction: British Influences Upon Privately and Publicly Developed New Tow; Introduction; James W. Rouse, Cross Keys and Columbia; Reston, Virginia The New Communities Development Act of 1968 and the federally assisted new towns in the United The ending of the federally assisted new communities; Operation Breakthrough; Conclusion; Chapter 7: Avoiding Danger: The USA and the Regeneration of the Inner City in Britain Since 1970; Introduction; The growth of the inner city problem in Britain; The inner city problem in England and the United States of America; Inner city policies during the late 1960's and the 1970's; The significance of failure: The community development projects Enterprise zones: Business-led solutions to decline during the 1980's and 1990's From Baltimore to Britain: Waterfronts and urban regeneration; Gentrification: Encouraging the middle classes back into the inner cities and the city centres; From SoHo to Soho: Loft living; Conclusion: The special relationship between the British and American city since 1970; Chapter 8: A Coda on New Urbanism: Back to Milton Keynes; High Priests and Princes; New Urbanism and Milton Keynes; Notes; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Bibliography and Sources Archive Sources |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779460003321 |
Clapson Mark | ||
London ; ; New York, : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Anglo-American crossroads : urban planning and research in Britain, 1940-2010 / / Mark Clapson |
Autore | Clapson Mark |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.3416094109045 |
Soggetto topico |
City planning - Great Britain
Urbanization - Great Britain |
ISBN |
1-283-87408-3
1-4411-4477-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Timeline; Chapter 1: Introduction: The Direction of Travel; Rationale; The scope and content of Anglo-American Crossroads; Chapter 2: Roads to Reconstruction: The Rockefeller Foundation, and the Special Housing Mission to W; Introduction; The Rockefeller Foundation and the wartime British city; The Special Housing Mission to Great Britain, 1942-46; Networks and themes coalesce; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Green Lights for Understanding: The American Contribution to Urban Research in Britain,; Introduction
The Institute of Community Studies The Centre for Urban Studies; The Centre for Environmental Studies; The Ditchley Foundation; Social scientists and the Rockefeller Foundation; Conclusion; Chapter 4: Through Roads and Dead Ends: American Influences on Post-war Urban Reconstruction; Introduction; The new towns programme; Travelling beyond the neighbourhood unit; Roads and urban renewal; Radburn and the design of post-war new towns and new communities; Roads, Radburn and the re-thinking of residential areas: The initial planning of Milton Keynes; The final passing of the neighbourhood unit Education and campuses Some conclusions; Chapter 5: Roads to Edge City: Motorization, Milton Keynes and Urbanization After the Era of Recon; Introduction; Edge City; From the detested to the digested city: Learning from Los Angeles; Roads: Similarities and differences between LA and MK; Shopping centres; Linear parks, waterfronts and redways; LA and MK: Some other differences; Conclusion: England's most American city; Chapter 6: The Opposite Direction: British Influences Upon Privately and Publicly Developed New Tow; Introduction; James W. Rouse, Cross Keys and Columbia; Reston, Virginia The New Communities Development Act of 1968 and the federally assisted new towns in the United The ending of the federally assisted new communities; Operation Breakthrough; Conclusion; Chapter 7: Avoiding Danger: The USA and the Regeneration of the Inner City in Britain Since 1970; Introduction; The growth of the inner city problem in Britain; The inner city problem in England and the United States of America; Inner city policies during the late 1960's and the 1970's; The significance of failure: The community development projects Enterprise zones: Business-led solutions to decline during the 1980's and 1990's From Baltimore to Britain: Waterfronts and urban regeneration; Gentrification: Encouraging the middle classes back into the inner cities and the city centres; From SoHo to Soho: Loft living; Conclusion: The special relationship between the British and American city since 1970; Chapter 8: A Coda on New Urbanism: Back to Milton Keynes; High Priests and Princes; New Urbanism and Milton Keynes; Notes; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Bibliography and Sources Archive Sources |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818893203321 |
Clapson Mark | ||
London ; ; New York, : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Blitz companion : aerial warfare, civilians and the city since 1911 / / Mark Clapson |
Autore | Clapson Mark |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : University of Westminster Press, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (316 pages) : illustrations; PDF, digital file(s) |
Disciplina | 940.544 |
Soggetto topico |
Bombing, Aerial - History - 20th century
Air warfare - History - 20th century Civilians in war - History - 20th century Urban warfare - History - 20th century |
ISBN | 1-911534-49-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910321060303321 |
Clapson Mark | ||
London : , : University of Westminster Press, , 2019 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Blitz Companion : aerial warfare, civilians and the city since 1911 / / Mark Clapson |
Autore | Clapson Mark |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : University of Westminster Press, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (316 pages) |
Disciplina | 358.4 |
Soggetto topico | Air warfare |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | A Century of Aerial Warfare -- 1 -- CHAPTER 2 The Emerging Terror -- 13 -- CHAPTER 3 Air Raids in Britain 19405 -- 37 -- Nazi and Allied Bombing Campaigns 193945 -- 77 -- CHAPTER 5 The Conventional and Atomic Bombing of Japan -- 97 -- From Destruction to Reconstruction 194560 -- 119 -- CHAPTER 7 American Bombing of Civilians since 1945 -- 147 -- Remembering Air Raids and Their Victims Since 1945 -- 173 -- CHAPTER 9 Archives and Online Resources -- 229 -- Bibliography and Sources -- 245 -- References -- 265 -- Index -- 283 -- Copyright. |
Altri titoli varianti | Blitz Companion |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910476794403321 |
Clapson Mark | ||
London : , : University of Westminster Press, , 2019 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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An education in sport : competition, communities and identities at the University of Westminster since 1864 / / Mark Clapson |
Autore | Clapson Mark |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : University of Westminster Press, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x,126 pages) : illustrations; PDF, digital file(s) |
Disciplina | 378.1610941 |
Collana | History of University of Westminster |
Soggetto topico |
Universities and colleges - England
College sports - England - History |
ISBN |
9781911534143
1911534149 9781857571080 1857571088 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910289346303321 |
Clapson Mark | ||
London : , : University of Westminster Press, , 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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An education in sport : competition, communities and identities at the University of Westminster since 1864 / / Mark Clapson |
Autore | Clapson Mark |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, England : , : Granta Editions, , [2012] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ii, 126 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 378.4213209034 |
Collana | History of the University of Westminster |
Soggetto topico | Education - Great Britain - History |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910563074003321 |
Clapson Mark | ||
Cambridge, England : , : Granta Editions, , [2012] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A social history of Milton Keynes : middle England/edge city / / Mark Clapson ; foreword by Jeff Rooker |
Autore | Clapson Mark |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Frank Cass, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
Disciplina | 942.5/91 |
Collana | Cass series--British politics and society |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-135-75777-1
1-280-28880-9 9786610288809 0-203-49642-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Book Cover; History; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Tables; Foreword; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Chronology of Events; Abbreviations; 1 Welcome to Milton Keynes; 2 Where Did Milton Keynes Come From?; 3 The Suburban City Takes Shape; 4 North Bucks and the New City; 5 Who Moved to Milton Keynes?; 6 Settling In; 7 The Unsettled: Social Problems in a Suburban City; 8 Sociability and Social Action in the Space Station City; 9 Conclusion; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450231103321 |
Clapson Mark | ||
London ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Frank Cass, , 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A social history of Milton Keynes : middle England/edge city / / Mark Clapson ; foreword by Jeff Rooker |
Autore | Clapson Mark |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Frank Cass, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
Disciplina | 942.5/91 |
Collana | Cass series--British politics and society |
ISBN |
1-135-75776-3
1-135-75777-1 1-280-28880-9 9786610288809 0-203-49642-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Book Cover; History; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Tables; Foreword; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Chronology of Events; Abbreviations; 1 Welcome to Milton Keynes; 2 Where Did Milton Keynes Come From?; 3 The Suburban City Takes Shape; 4 North Bucks and the New City; 5 Who Moved to Milton Keynes?; 6 Settling In; 7 The Unsettled: Social Problems in a Suburban City; 8 Sociability and Social Action in the Space Station City; 9 Conclusion; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783642803321 |
Clapson Mark | ||
London ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Frank Cass, , 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A social history of Milton Keynes : middle England/edge city / / Mark Clapson ; foreword by Jeff Rooker |
Autore | Clapson Mark |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Portland, OR, : Frank Cass, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
Disciplina | 942.5/91 |
Collana | Cass series--British politics and society |
ISBN |
1-135-75776-3
1-135-75777-1 1-280-28880-9 9786610288809 0-203-49642-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Book Cover; History; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Tables; Foreword; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Chronology of Events; Abbreviations; 1 Welcome to Milton Keynes; 2 Where Did Milton Keynes Come From?; 3 The Suburban City Takes Shape; 4 North Bucks and the New City; 5 Who Moved to Milton Keynes?; 6 Settling In; 7 The Unsettled: Social Problems in a Suburban City; 8 Sociability and Social Action in the Space Station City; 9 Conclusion; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820763503321 |
Clapson Mark | ||
Portland, OR, : Frank Cass, c2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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