Strategic Planning in London : The Rise and Fall of the Primary Road Network

Hart, Douglas

ISBN 10: 0080197809 / ISBN 13: 9780080197807

Published by Elsevier Science & Technology, 1976

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Strategic Planning in London : The Rise and Fall of the Primary Road Network
• Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
• Publication Date: 1976
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0080197809
• ISBN 13: 9780080197807
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 1.069 pounds

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Synopsis

Strategic Planning in The Rise and Fall of the Primary Road Network examines the relationship between order and change in the urban planning process. Focusing on the planning of Greater London during 1943 to 1973, the book describes how strategic road planning and urban order has changed over this period.The text analyzes why the large-scale planning of high-speed major roads in Greater London has failed. Chapter 1 examines traditional master planning and disjointed incrementalism and outlines a conceptual model based on an iterative approach to urban planning. Chapter 2 considers the way in which traffic congestion in Greater London was defined in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Chapter 3 and 4 describes Abercombrie-Buchanan approach to highway and urban and planning. Chapter 5 points out the ways in which the concept of traffic congestion was broadened in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Finally, Chapter 6 focuses on the control mechanisms used in the planning period from 1943 to 1973.This book will be of interest to engineers who are seeking a comprehensive analysis of strategic planning.