The Rise and Fall of London's Ringways, 1943-1973 (Hardcover)

Urban motorways are among the greatest - and least forgiven - legacies of post-war planning in Britain. Ringways explores the genesis, development and collapse of London's controversial plans for nearly 500 miles of highways, to understand why such ambitious and unlamented programmes gained widespread support and triggered urban uproar. Combining a review of the wider intellectual climate with extensive archival research, Ringways asks how far the rise of the urban motorway can be attributed to urban contingency as opposed to far-seeing planners; how ideas of the environment changed as proposals were debated; and whether their fall was the work of popular revolt or expert regret.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Advances in Urban History
Release date:	November 2019
First published:	2020
Authors:	Michael Dnes
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	142
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-36157-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Transport planning & policy > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	0-367-36157-4
Barcode:	9780367361570

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