A study of particular aspects of the politics of planning a new
town, this book, originally published in 1980, covers events from
the inception of Stevenage in 1946 up to 1978. As a case study, the
focus is on two expansion schemes, which were intended to extend
the designated area of the town, and on the public protest that the
two schemes engendered. Emphasis is placed on the structure and
action of three groups of people: the ‘urban managers’ – the
Stevenage Development Corporation; Stevenage industrialists; and
local organisations engaged in protest. The theoretical focus is on
the thesis of ‘urban managerialism’: the book examines the
constraints placed upon both the structure and action of the
Stevenage urban managers over the previous thirty years. In showing
how matters work in practice, it directs light on issues of theory
which other sociologists of planning, such as Pickvance and
Castells, had only discussed in the abstract. The author argues
that the experience of Stevenage illustrates a case of urban policy
(particularly in housing and employment) being determined by the
interests of industry alone, while at the same time pointing to the
interrelationship of Stevenage industry and the town’s
Development Corporation. He examines the membership, strategies and
aims of the various protest groups involved over the years, and
casts considerable doubt on the notion that the groups were ‘for
democracy’ and ‘against bureaucracy’. Finally, he concludes,
controversially, that in Stevenage’s case, public participation
and protest were basically irrelevant to the decision-making
processes.
General
Imprint: |
Taylor & Francis
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Routledge Revivals |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
First published: |
1980 |
Authors: |
Robert Mullan
|
Dimensions: |
216 x 138mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
440 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-03-222901-0 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-03-222901-2 |
Barcode: |
9781032229010 |
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