Of planting and planning : the making of British colonial cities /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Home, Robert K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge, 2013.
Edición:2nd ed.
Colección:Planning, history, and the environment series.
Temas:
City planning > Great Britain > Colonies > History.
Architecture, British > Developing countries.
Vernacular architecture > Developing countries.
Great Britain > Colonies > Administration.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface to the first edition
  • Preface to the second edition
  • Glossary
  • Year of independence and population of the main British colonies
  • Introduction : the chief exporter of municipalities
  • The "Grand modell" of colonial settlement
  • "Planting is my trade" : the shapers of colonial urban landscapes
  • Port cities of the British empire : "a global thalassocracy"
  • The "warehousing" of the labouring classes
  • "The inconvenience felt by Europeans" : racial segregation, its rise and fall
  • "Miracle-worker to the people" : the idea of town planning, 1910-1935
  • "This novel legislation" : institutionalizing town planning, 1900-1950
  • "What kind of country do you want?" : the transition to independence
  • Conclusions: the legacy of colonial town planning
  • References
  • Index.

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