Planning and Urban Growth in Nordic Countries examines urban development and planning in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Emphasis is on the period from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day, and the authors of each 'country-study' look at their own national developments against the background of those in other Nordic countries well as the rest of Europe and the USA.
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'Very well-presented book to be most fascinating and enjoyable to read ... the book is extensively illustrated.' - Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design
'A pioneering job has been done, not least by the editor, on a large but little researched topic ... You will also have met the first ambitious attempt to bring an overview of Nordic planning into the international planning literature.' - Town Planning Review
'... an excellent overview of this fascinating topic. The overviews of each country are all of a high standard. The book will be of value to anyone with an interest in urban development and settlement patterns.' - CSM
'This book provides an excellent overview of this fascinating topic, flavoured with portraits of planners, their works, philosophies and personalities.' - RICS
'A pioneering job has been done, not least by the editor, on a large but little researched topic ... You will also have met the first ambitious attempt to bring an overview of Nordic planning into the international planning literature.' - Town Planning Review
'... an excellent overview of this fascinating topic. The overviews of each country are all of a high standard. The book will be of value to anyone with an interest in urban development and settlement patterns.' - CSM
'This book provides an excellent overview of this fascinating topic, flavoured with portraits of planners, their works, philosophies and personalities.' - RICS
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In this book we have tried to describe the main lines in the planning history of Nordic towns. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
kaupunkilaitoksen historia, new urban units, lamella blocks, town planning competitions, granted town status, public housing associations, town planning office, teknillinen korkeakoulu, planning monopoly, municipal auspices, building ordinances, national physical planning, visual foci, new town plans, finger plan, gridiron plan, railway communities, building legislation, neighbouring municipalities, mediaeval towns, wooden town, local development plans, neighbourhood units, closed blocks, clearance operations Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Town Planning Act, Middle Ages, Second World War, Institute of Technology, United States, Albert Lilienberg, Alvar Aalto, Camillo Sitte, Eliel Saarinen, County Administration Board, Koge Bay, Museum of Finnish Architecture, Public Building Board, Soviet Union, Arlanda City, Jan Eivind Myhre, Per Olof Hallman, Government Official Report, Greater Oslo, Helsinki City Planning Office, Jens Chr, Lars Sonck, National Board of Public Building, Nils Erik, Sverre Pedersen New!
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In this book we have tried to describe the main lines in the planning history of Nordic towns. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
kaupunkilaitoksen historia, new urban units, lamella blocks, town planning competitions, granted town status, public housing associations, town planning office, teknillinen korkeakoulu, planning monopoly, municipal auspices, building ordinances, national physical planning, visual foci, new town plans, finger plan, gridiron plan, railway communities, building legislation, neighbouring municipalities, mediaeval towns, wooden town, local development plans, neighbourhood units, closed blocks, clearance operations Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Town Planning Act, Middle Ages, Second World War, Institute of Technology, United States, Albert Lilienberg, Alvar Aalto, Camillo Sitte, Eliel Saarinen, County Administration Board, Koge Bay, Museum of Finnish Architecture, Public Building Board, Soviet Union, Arlanda City, Jan Eivind Myhre, Per Olof Hallman, Government Official Report, Greater Oslo, Helsinki City Planning Office, Jens Chr, Lars Sonck, National Board of Public Building, Nils Erik, Sverre Pedersen New!
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- The Culture of Cities by Lewis Mumford on 7 pages
- Planning and Urban Growth in Southern Europe (Studies in history, planning, and the environment) by Martin Wynn in Front Matter, page 256, and page 259
- Towards the Planned City (Comparative studies in social and economic history) by A. Sutcliffe in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Campaigning for Town and Country Planning 1899-1990: From Garden Cities to New Towns: Campaigning for Town and Country Planning 1899-1946 (Studies in History, Planning, and the Environment) by Dennis Hardy in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Politics of Town Planning (Politics Today) by Gordon Cherry in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
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- The Place of Home: English domestic environments, 1914-2000 (Studies in History, Planning, and the Environment) by Alison Ravetz in Front Matter
- Rural Change and Planning: England and Wales in the Twentieth Century (Studies in History, Planning, and the Environment) by Iain Gordon Cherry in Front Matter
- Campaigning for Town and Country Planning 1899-1990: From New Towns to Green Politics: Campaigning for Town and Country Planning 1946-1990 (Studies in History, Planning and the Environment, 14) by Dennis Hardy in Front Matter
- City as Landscape: A Post Post-Modern View of Design and Planning by Tom Turner in Front Matter
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