Of planting and planning: the making of british colonial cities /
Robert Home
- 2nd ed .
- Oxon: Taylor & Francis, 2013.
- viii, 260 p.
- Planning, history, and the environment series. .
1. The "Grand modell" of colonial settlement -- 2. "Planting is my trade" : the shapers of colonial urban landscapes -- 3. Port cities of the British empire : "a global thalassocracy" -- 4. The "warehousing" of the labouring classes -- 5. "The inconvenience felt by Europeans" : racial segregation, its rise and fall -- 6. "Miracle-worker to the people" : the idea of town planning, 1910-1935 -- 7. "This novel legislation" : institutionalizing town planning, 1900-1950 -- 8. "What kind of country do you want?" : the transition to independence.
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City planning-Great Britaib-Colonies-History Architecture, British -- Developing countries. City planning -- Colonies -- Great Britain -- History.