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Social and Spatial Politics in the Construction of Regent Street.

Authors :
FLINN, LAUREL
Source :
Journal of Social History; Winter2012, Vol. 46 Issue 2, p364-390, 27p
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

The essay discusses the way in which common residents of London, England, understood the concepts of urban space, property value, and politics through an examination of their contentious interactions with British royal bureaucrats engaged in the renovation of London's Regent Street. Focus is given to evicted tenants' notion that property values should be influenced by streets' and markets' traditional uses. Architect John Nash's boulevard design for Regent Street is also examined.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00224529
Volume :
46
Issue :
2
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Journal of Social History
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
90376347
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/jsh/shs093