Planning Europe's Capital Cities

Aspects of Nineteenth-Century Urban Development

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Landscape, Planning
Cover of the book Planning Europe's Capital Cities by Thomas Hall, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Thomas Hall ISBN: 9781135829025
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: December 16, 2003
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Thomas Hall
ISBN: 9781135829025
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: December 16, 2003
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

During the nineteenth century many of Europe's capital cities were subject to major expansion and improvement schemes. From Vienna's Ringstrasse to the boulevards of Paris, the townscapes which emerged still shape today's cities and are an inalienable part of European cultural heritage.
In Planning Europe's Capital Cities, Thomas Hall examines the planning process in fifteen of those cities and addresses the following questions: when and why did planning begin, and what problems was it meant to solve? who developed the projects, and how, and who made the decisions? what urban ideas are expressed in the projects? what were the legal consequences of the plans, and how did they actually affect subsequent urban development in the individual cities? what similarities or differences can be identified between the various schemes? how have such schemes affected the development of urban planning in general?
His detailed analysis shows us that the capital city projects of the nineteenth century were central to the evolution of modern planning and of far greater impact and importance than the urban theories and experiments of the Utopians.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

During the nineteenth century many of Europe's capital cities were subject to major expansion and improvement schemes. From Vienna's Ringstrasse to the boulevards of Paris, the townscapes which emerged still shape today's cities and are an inalienable part of European cultural heritage.
In Planning Europe's Capital Cities, Thomas Hall examines the planning process in fifteen of those cities and addresses the following questions: when and why did planning begin, and what problems was it meant to solve? who developed the projects, and how, and who made the decisions? what urban ideas are expressed in the projects? what were the legal consequences of the plans, and how did they actually affect subsequent urban development in the individual cities? what similarities or differences can be identified between the various schemes? how have such schemes affected the development of urban planning in general?
His detailed analysis shows us that the capital city projects of the nineteenth century were central to the evolution of modern planning and of far greater impact and importance than the urban theories and experiments of the Utopians.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Encyclopedia of Library History by Thomas Hall
Cover of the book Lean Culture for the Construction Industry by Thomas Hall
Cover of the book Criminality and Criminal Justice in Contemporary Poland by Thomas Hall
Cover of the book Revival: Sweden's Right to be Human (1982) by Thomas Hall
Cover of the book Environmental Impacts of Waste Paper Recycling by Thomas Hall
Cover of the book Hegemonic Individualism and Subversive Stories in Capital Mitigation by Thomas Hall
Cover of the book War and the City by Thomas Hall
Cover of the book Hybrid Drawing Techniques by Thomas Hall
Cover of the book Shaping Church Law Around the Year 1000 by Thomas Hall
Cover of the book Basic Cinematography by Thomas Hall
Cover of the book Elizabeth Singer [Rowe] by Thomas Hall
Cover of the book The Logic of Education (RLE Edu K) by Thomas Hall
Cover of the book Rationality and Moral Theory by Thomas Hall
Cover of the book Ethics, Money and Sport by Thomas Hall
Cover of the book The New Pacific Community in the 1990s by Thomas Hall
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy