Politics and Land Use Planning: The London Experience - Softcover

Elkin, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521134536 ISBN 13: 9780521134538

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

This book was originally published in 1974. At the time of publication, studies of the politics of planning generally emphasized the difficulties planning agencies face and the way in which political patterns impede planning efforts. This view particularly characterized the analysis of city planning in the United States. London presented a different picture and this study sought to analyze the nature of the differences, their sources and their consequences. The principal focus is on political patterns and planning in London as they appeared in the post-war period up until the middle sixties. Even though the London planning authority had few political problems, it had limited success in shaping the development of London. The study traces the source of the authority's difficulties to the manner in which planners and other members if the organization conceived the problems of choice they confronted. In general, the study seeks to describe how the authority acted, why it did so, and the consequences of its actions.

About this title

Book Description:

Originally published in 1974, this book seeks to analyze the way in which political patterns impede planning efforts. The principal focus is on political patterns and planning in London as they appeared in the post-war period up to the mid-1960s.

About the Author:

Stephen L. Elkin is Professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland at College Park. He is the author of City and Regime in the American Republic (1987).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521134536
• ISBN 13: 9780521134538
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 212