ABSTRACT

From the 1940s to the 1990s From New Towns to Green Politics charts the course of successive issues and campaigns - from the reconstruction of Britain's war-torn cities, to the introduction of green belts and new towns, to regional and community planning, and so to the inner cities and most recently, green politics.

chapter 1|8 pages

Introduction: The Lure of Consensus

chapter 2|13 pages

From Garden Cities to New Towns

chapter 3|17 pages

Post-1946: A Watching Brief

chapter 4|24 pages

1950S: Holding The Ground

chapter 5|21 pages

The Second Planning Revolution

chapter 6|18 pages

1970S: The End of the Beginning

chapter 7|21 pages

1980S: Responding to Change

chapter 8|80 pages

Campaign Profiles

chapter 9|22 pages

Towards A New Consensus?