Title & Author:

Changing suburbs : foundation, form, and function / edited by Richard Harris and Peter J. Larkham.

Publication:

London : E & FN Spon ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Description:

xv, 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Series:

Studies in history, planning, and the environment ; 24

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Suburban foundation, form and function / Richard Harris and Peter J. Larkham -- British suburban taste, 1880-1939 / Peter Newby and Mark Turner -- British 'corporation suburbia': the changing fortunes of Norris Green, Liverpool / Richard Turkington -- England's garden suburbs, development and change / J.W.R. Whitehand and Christien M.H. Carr -- Making of American suburbs, 1900-1950'5 / Richard Harris -- Suburbs of desire: suburban landscape of Canadian cities / Larry McCann -- Running rings around the city: North AMerican industrial suburbs, 1850-1950 / Robert Lewis -- What women's spaces? Women in Australian, British Canadian and US suburbs / Veronica Strong-Boag, Isabel Dyck, Kim England and Louise Johnson -- 'Gloria Soame': spread of suburbia in post war Australia / Tony Dingle -- Making edge city: post-surburban development and life on the frontier in southern California / Andrew E.G. Jones -- Understanding suburbs as historic landscapes through preservation / David L. Ames -- Conservation and management in UK suburbs / Peter J. Larkham.

Summary:

"Contrary to popular belief, suburbs are not a recent phenomenon, nor are they the same everywhere! The editors and contributors to this volume demonstrate how suburbs and the meaning of suburbanism change both with time and geographical location."--Jacket.

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ISBN:

041922050X (alk. paper)
9780419220503 (alk. paper)
9780203222997
0203222997

Subject:

Schweiz Eidgenössischer Vorort
Suburbs History 19th century.
Suburbs History 20th century.
Banlieues Histoire 19e siècle.
Banlieues Histoire 20e siècle.
Suburbs.
Geschichte
Sozioökonomischer Wandel
Stadtforschung
Städtebau
Vorort
Voorsteden.
Suburbanisatie.
Suburbs History.
Großbritannien
USA
Aufsatzsammlung
Geschichte 1850-1998
Suburbs 1880-2000.
Houses 1880-2000.

Form/genre:

Aufsatzsammlung.
History.

Added entries:

Harris, Richard, 1952-
Larkham, P. J. (Peter J.), 1960-
Studies in history, planning, and the environment ; 24.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 210452
Call No.: HT351 .C4 1999
Status: Available