Conservation and the city /

• Main Author: Larkham, P. J. (Peter J.), 1960-
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.
• Subjects: City planning.; Architecture > Conservation and restoration.; City planning > Great Britain > Case studies.; Architecture > Conservation and restoration > Great Britain > Case studies.; POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development.; ARCHITECTURE > Urban & Land Use Planning.; Arquitectura > Conservaci�on y restauraci�on.; Planificaci�on urbana > Gran Breta�na > Estudio con casos.; Arquitectura > Gran Breta�na > Conservaci�on y restauraci�on > Estudio con casos.; Architecture > Conservation et restauration.; Urbanisme > Grande-Bretagne > Cas, �Etudes de.; Architecture > Conservation et restauration > Grande-Bretagne > Cas, �Etudes de.; Urbanisme > Histoire.; Stedenbouw.; Monumentenzorg.; Denkmalpflege; Stadtplanung; Stadtsanierung; St�adtebau; Architecture > Grande-Bretagne > Cas, �Etudes de.; Villes > R�enovation > Grande-Bretagne > Cas, �Etudes de.; Great Britain.; Gro�britannien; Gro�britannien.; Electronic books.; Case studies.

Conservation and the City is a study of conservation and change throughout the built environment - city centres, suburbs and even tiny villages - and how the activities of conservation interact with the planning system.

Table of Contents:

• Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION: CONFLICT AND CONSERVATION; Arguments for conservation; Heritage and conservation issues; Conservation and planning theory; The essential tension; The genius loci; Urban morphology; The structure of this volume; THE HISTORY OF URBAN CONSERVATION; The historical background to conservation; Early legislation; The twentieth century: legislation, action and explanations for conservation; Examples of legislative action: Great Britain and the USA; Recent trends in Great Britain and the USA.