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The post-war reconstruction planning of London.
- Source :
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Planning Perspectives . Dec2023, Vol. 38 Issue 6, p1143-1162. 20p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The replanning of London following the Second World War is, in many ways, a familiar story. However it has often been told in fragments, usually prioritizing the best-known plans and the involvement of Professor Patrick Abercrombie. This paper positions the replanning more widely, considering a hierarchy from region to specific locales, and the problems of fragmented planning within such a structure. It explores issues of agents, agency and authority. The sanitized and orderly vision of a new London is set against a more complex and disordered reality of reconstruction-plan production. The urgency, scale and complexity of the task, and questions of why should 'author' plans, are significant issues. The realities of postwar London have been shaped by a messy and misunderstood process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *WORLD War II
*POSTWAR reconstruction
*WAR
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02665433
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Planning Perspectives
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173688822
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02665433.2023.2200400