Home, Robert K.
Of planting and planning the making of British colonial cities / [electronic resource] : Robert Home. - 2nd ed. - New York : Routledge, 2013. - viii, 259 p. : ill., maps. - Planning, history and environment series . - Planning, history, and the environment series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface to the first edition -- Preface to the second edition -- Glossary -- Year of independence and population of the main British colonies -- Introduction : the chief exporter of municipalities -- The "Grand modell" of colonial settlement -- "Planting is my trade" : the shapers of colonial urban landscapes -- Port cities of the British empire : "a global thalassocracy" -- The "warehousing" of the labouring classes -- "The inconvenience felt by Europeans" : racial segregation, its rise and fall -- "Miracle-worker to the people" : the idea of town planning, 1910-1935 -- "This novel legislation" : institutionalizing town planning, 1900-1950 -- "What kind of country do you want?" : the transition to independence -- Conclusions: the legacy of colonial town planning -- References -- Index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
City planning--Colonies--History.--Great Britain
Architecture, British--Developing countries.
Vernacular architecture--Developing countries.
Great Britain--Colonies--Administration.
Electronic books.
HT165.53.G7 / H65 2013
307.1/2160941
Of planting and planning the making of British colonial cities / [electronic resource] : Robert Home. - 2nd ed. - New York : Routledge, 2013. - viii, 259 p. : ill., maps. - Planning, history and environment series . - Planning, history, and the environment series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface to the first edition -- Preface to the second edition -- Glossary -- Year of independence and population of the main British colonies -- Introduction : the chief exporter of municipalities -- The "Grand modell" of colonial settlement -- "Planting is my trade" : the shapers of colonial urban landscapes -- Port cities of the British empire : "a global thalassocracy" -- The "warehousing" of the labouring classes -- "The inconvenience felt by Europeans" : racial segregation, its rise and fall -- "Miracle-worker to the people" : the idea of town planning, 1910-1935 -- "This novel legislation" : institutionalizing town planning, 1900-1950 -- "What kind of country do you want?" : the transition to independence -- Conclusions: the legacy of colonial town planning -- References -- Index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
City planning--Colonies--History.--Great Britain
Architecture, British--Developing countries.
Vernacular architecture--Developing countries.
Great Britain--Colonies--Administration.
Electronic books.
HT165.53.G7 / H65 2013
307.1/2160941