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The European City and Green Space - London, Stockholm, Helsinki and St Petersburg, 1850-2000 (Paperback)
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The European City and Green Space - London, Stockholm, Helsinki and St Petersburg, 1850-2000 (Paperback)
Series: Historical Urban Studies Series
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Recent years have seen sustained public debate and controversy over
the 'greening' of European cities, associated with the
environmental movement, pressures of urban redevelopment, and the
promotional strategies of cities competing in a global market. But
the European debate over urban green space has a long history
dating back to Victorian concerns for the 'green lungs' of the city
to combat the health and social problems caused by rapid population
and industrial growth. This book explores the multiplicity of green
space developments in the modern city - ranging over parks and
commons, garden suburbs and the cities in the park, allotment
gardens, green belts and national urban parks. It is concerned not
only with the different types of green space but the many
influences shaping their evolution, from international planning
ideas, to the rise of modern-day sport and leisure, and the effects
of the transport revolution. No less vital in this story is the
interaction of the many actors involved in the often fractious
political process of creating green spaces - architects and
planners, politicians, developers and other businessmen, NGOs and
local residents. This volume is particularly concerned with
contexts: how international planning ideas are transmitted and
adapted in different European cities; how the construction of green
space is affected by local power structures and relationships; and
how ordinary people perceive and use green spaces, quite often at
variance with official designs. The European City and Green Space
looks at these and other issues through the prism of four
metropoles - London, Stockholm, Helsinki and St Petersburg. All
represent different types of North European city, yet each has
experienced distinctive economic, political and cultural
trajectories, whilst also facing powerful challenges and problems
of similar kinds with regard to green space. This volume examines
how each has responded to them and what patterns emerge.
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