Rebuilding Britain's blitzed cities : hopeful dreams, stark realities /

"Many British cities were devastated by bombing during the Second World War and faced stark economic dilemmas concerning reconstruction planning and implementation after 1945. How did politicians, civil servants and local authorities manage to produce the cities we live in today? Rebuilding Bri...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Flinn, Catherine (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2019.
Temas:
1900-1999
Urban renewal > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Reconstruction (1939-1951) > Great Britain.
Buildings > Repair and reconstruction > Great Britain.
City planning > Great Britain.
Rénovation urbaine > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Reconstruction, 1939-1951 > Grande-Bretagne.
Economic history.
Social & cultural history.
History of architecture.
British & Irish history.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development.
Buildings > Repair and reconstruction
City planning
Reconstruction (1939-1951)
Urban renewal
Great Britain
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Abbreviations
  • List of Persons & Affiliations
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface: In Spite of Planning
  • 1. Introduction: Did the Planners 'Cut the Heart Out of our Cities'?
  • 2. Considering Reconstruction, 1940-1945
  • 3. Treasury Mandarins: The Apparatus of Postwar Economic Planning
  • 4. Central Control?: The Challenges of Postwar Physical Planning
  • 5. Local Constraints: The Cities of Hull, Exeter and Liverpool
  • 6. Postwar Rebuilding: Hopeful Plans Become Different Realities
  • 7. Rebuilding Blitzed City Centres Despite Planning
  • Appendices
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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