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Planning London for the Post-War Era 1945-1960

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Authors:
  1. Emmanuel V. Marmaras

    1. Technical University of Crete, Athens, Greece

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  • Presents step by step British post-war urban reconstruction machinery to provide an intelligible source for future students, researchers and policy makers
  • Recounts an example of harmonious collaboration between the private and public sector in the planning of post-war London
  • Extracts research material from original sources, not published before, to make that available to scholars and the general interested public
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-4

  3. The Reconstruction Question

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
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    2. British Town Planning on the Eve of the Second World War

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      Pages 7-14

    3. The War Damages and the Problems of Central Areas

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      Pages 15-23

    4. Innovations in Planning Theory and Technique

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      Pages 25-37

  4. The Preparation of Planning Machinery

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39
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    2. The Urban Reconstruction Machinery Issue

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      Pages 41-51

    3. Administrative and Statutory Developments During the War

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      Pages 53-64

    4. Town Planning Legislation Under the Coalition Government

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      Pages 65-71

    5. The 1947 Planning Act and the Reaction to It

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      Pages 73-87

  5. Replanning London

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
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    2. The Central Government Policy for Re-planning London

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      Pages 91-98

    3. The Independent Plans for London

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      Pages 99-116

    4. The Official Plans for London

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      Pages 117-141

    5. Consequences and Implementations in London by the Proposed Plans

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      Pages 143-150

  6. Redeveloping Central London

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      Pages 151-151
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    2. Re-planning the City of London

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      Pages 153-174

    3. Comprehensive Projects for Central London

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      Pages 175-198

    4. Conclusion

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      Pages 199-204
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About this book

This book deals with the formation of the post-Second World War reconstruction and planning machinery in Great Britain, the re-planning efforts undertaken in post-war London, and in particular the redevelopment programme regarding its central area in the form of the comprehensive development projects. Originating from a PhD Thesis, the book recreates the atmosphere following step by step arguments and events at various political, socio-economic and technical levels. It also contributes to the understanding of succeeding developments in terms of planning theory and practice. The book is structured into three parts. The first one explores the administrative and statutory developments in town planning matters during the period 1940-59. The second part deals with the plans proposed for London as a whole from independent and official organisations mainly during the 1940s. Finally, the third part examines the proposed projects for the rebuilding of the City of London and for special areas of Central London that suffered from bombing on both sides of the Thames.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Technical University of Crete, Athens, Greece

    Emmanuel V. Marmaras

About the author

Emmanuel Marmaras is Professor at the Economic University of Athens, Greece where he teaches post-graduate courses in the programme ‘Statistic Methods in Real Estate’: Geography of Housing and Urban Planning. He has acted as head of the department of architecture at the Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece from 2010 to 2012. His main research interests are town planning, urban development, urban history, urban geography, preservation of historic urban environment, interwar planning and architecture, cycladic settlements, and residential tourism.

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