Conservation and the City
1st Edition
Published on 4. July 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
348 pages
978-0-415-07948-8 (ISBN)
Description
It is a widely held belief that cities must change, or they will wither and die. One of the key problems of urbanization is how to cope with these changes while retaining the structures constructed and maintained by previous generations.
Conservation and the City is a study of conservation and change throughout the built environment - city centres, suburbs and even tiny villages - and how the activites of conservation interact with the planning system. Using detailed case studies from Britain and the Westernized world, the author examines some of the key social, economic and psychological ideas which support conservation, as well as studying the urban landscape and the agents of change.
Conservation and the City seeks to understand urban conservation, and in doing so presents possible solutions for managing change in the built environment of the future.
Conservation and the City is a study of conservation and change throughout the built environment - city centres, suburbs and even tiny villages - and how the activites of conservation interact with the planning system. Using detailed case studies from Britain and the Westernized world, the author examines some of the key social, economic and psychological ideas which support conservation, as well as studying the urban landscape and the agents of change.
Conservation and the City seeks to understand urban conservation, and in doing so presents possible solutions for managing change in the built environment of the future.
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'The book is well reseached and vital for anyone seeking to understand this important but vastly complicated subject - Contemporary ReviewMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
14 s/w Tabellen
14 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
640 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-07948-8 (9780415079488)
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Additional editions
Peter Larkham
Conservation and the City
Book
07/1996
1st Edition
Routledge
€267.41
Shipment within 15-20 days
Person
Peter Larkham
Content
Preface, Part 1: The Conservation Background, Chapter 1. Introduction: Conflict and Conservation, Chapter 2. The History of Urban Conservation, Chapter 3. The Spread of Conservationism: the British Experience, Chapter 4. Conservation and Changing Legislation: Implications for the Landscape, Part 2: The Changing Conserved Town, Chapter 5. Area-based Conservation, Chapter 6. Decision-makers and Decision-making in the Conserved Townscape, Chapter 7. Area Enhancement, Development Control and Policy, Chapter 8. Amounts and Types of Change in the Conserved City Centre, Chapter 9. Changes in Residential Conservation Areas, Chapter 10. The Impact of Change on the Conserved Townscape, Part 3: Implications of Conservation: Ethics, Theory, and Practice, Chapter 11. Townscape Change and the Conserved City, Appendix 1: Chief Planning Officer's Report on Proposed Extension to Norwich Conservation Area, Appendix 2: Comments on the Crowngate Shopping Centre Scheme from the Worcester City Department of Technical Services, Appendix 3: Approach to Managing Historical Urban Landscapes, References, Index