Rebuilding Britain : Planning for a Better Future /

Show other versions (1)

This unique book asks how Britain can organise itself to build a fairer and sustainable society. It explores the value to society of social town planning and offers a doorway for how planning both morally and practically can help to meet key challenges of the 21st century.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ellis, Hugh (Author), Henderson, Kate (Chief Executive of the Town and Country Planning Association) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bristol : Policy Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Regional planning.
City planning.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Public, Commercial & Industrial.
City planning > Great Britain.
Regional planning > Great Britain.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Part One: We are not a poor nation but we are badly organised. 1. How are we going to live?
  • 2. Why care about the future?
  • 3. A forgotten heritage of hope
  • Part Two: The lie of the land! 4. The nature of the challenge
  • 5. A divided nation
  • 6. The housing crisis
  • 7. The climate change challenge
  • 8. Economic transformation
  • 9. A disconnected politics
  • Part Three: Practical steps to building a better society. 10. A fair and efficient society
  • 11. Rebuilding trust in planning
  • 12. Building the homes we need
  • 13. Providing a resilient and low-carbon future
  • 14. Paying for utopia
  • Part Four: Tomorrow's pioneers. 15. Utopia on your doorstep?
  • 16. Too late for utopia?

Similar Items