Twentieth-century suburbs : a morphological approach / J.W.R. Whitehead and C.M.H. Carr.

Main entry:

Whitehand, J. W. R.

Title & Author:

Twentieth-century suburbs : a morphological approach / J.W.R. Whitehead and C.M.H. Carr.

Publication:

Description:

ix, 214 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Series:

Planning, history, and the environment series ; 1

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- 1. Conceptions of Suburbs -- 2. The Scale and Causes of Suburban Growth -- 3. The Anatomy of Suburbs -- 4. Developers and Architects -- 5. Post-War Change -- 6. Change at the Microscale -- 7. Conclusion.

Summary:

This text describes ways in which garden suburbs were created, particularly by private enterprise in England in the 1920s and 1930s, the physical forms they took, and how they have changed over time in response to social, economic and cultural change.

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Publisher description

ISBN:

0415257700
9780415257701

Subject:

Suburbs England History 20th century.
Real estate development England History 20th century.
Banlieues Angleterre Histoire 20e siècle.
Promotion immobilière Angleterre Histoire 20e siècle.
Real estate development.
Suburbs.
Stadtforschung
Städtebau
Voorsteden.
Stadswijken.
Suburbs Great Britain History 20th century.
Real estate development Great Britain History 20th century.
England.
Großbritannien
Geschichte 1900-2000

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Carr, C. M. H. (Christine M. H.), 1966-
Planning, history, and the environment series ; 1.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 221130
Call No.: HT352.G72 E54 2001
Status: Available

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