1st Edition

An Introduction to Urban Renewal

386 Pages
by Routledge

386 Pages
by Routledge

An Introduction to Urban Renewal (1982) critically reviews policies focusing on the renewal of decaying inner urban areas and examines future prospects within a historical perspective. The work draws together views from the fields of planning, housing, environmental health, architecture, estate management, community and social work, as well as politics and economics.

1. Introduction  2. The Bulldozer to Clear the Slums  3. Old Houses into New Homes  4. Gradual Renewal  5. The Poverty Programme  6. Saving Cities  7. Birmingham: Second City First  8. Leeds Leads  9. Unequal Cities in an Unequal Society

Biography

Michael S. Gibson and Michael J. Langstaff