1st Edition
Britain's New Towns Garden Cities to Sustainable Communities
Introduction 1. The New Towns in a New Light Part 1: Planning the New Towns 2. A Bit of a Bombshell 3. The Early New Towns 4. The Later New Towns 5. The Origin of the New Towns Concept Part 2: Building the New Towns 6. The Formulation of the New Towns Programme 7. Principles of New Town Design 8. A Leap into the Unknown Part 3: Living in the New Towns 9. Criticisms of the New Towns 10. How the New Towns Grew Old 11. New Towns in the Age of Sustainable Communities
Biography
Anthony Alexander is a writer and consultant working in urbanism and sustainability. He has contributed to masterplanning, sustainable transport strategies and environmental policy at regional and national levels, including the UK government’s Carbon Challenge programme and Eco-Towns Initiative. His previously published work includes contributions to Learning from Place and Sustainable Urban Design, second edition.
"Learning from past experience of developing and managing new settlements has never been more important...Anthony Alexander provides a novel and refreshing assessment of the new towns programme and offers the reader many valuable lessons."
Professor Peter Roberts OBE, MRTPI
Chair of the Homes and Communities Academy.
"an important contribution to our toolkit of skills and knowledge"
Prof Peter Roberts OBE, MRTPI
Chair, Homes and Communities Academy.
"a novel and refreshing assessment...offers the reader many valuable lessons"
Prof Peter Roberts. Chair, Homes and Communities Academy.
