This book written before the cusp of a waning left-liberal approach to planning issues and a just blossoming neo-Marxist paradigm, reflects the ambivalence of its era. Developments in social and political theory have generated new ways of understanding the role of urban planning in capitalist societies and the emergence of feminist historical frameworks have led Sandercock to reconsider her gender-neutral approach to planning history.
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This book written before the cusp of a waning left-liberal approach to planning issues and a just blossoming neo-Marxist paradigm, reflects the ambivalence of its era.
Part 1 Laissez-faire in the Cities 1900-1945, Emergence of the Town Planning Movement 1900- 1920, Adelaide: Property Privilege and Power, Melbourne: Bureaucracy Tempered by Anarchy, Sydney: National Hobby of Land Speculation, Part II Planning since World War II, Limits of Reform, Adelaide: Conservatives Technocrats and Citizens, Melbourne: Capitalism Crude and Uncivilised, Sydney: Development without Improvement.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780887383359
Publisert
1990-01-30
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Transaction Publishers
Vekt
600 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, G, UU, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
310

Forfatter

Biographical note

Leonie Sandercock