This book explores the genesis, development and collapse of London's controversial post-war plans for urban motorways, and how grand plans for infrastructure gained and lost legitimacy. It examines why and how plans were made, and how expert opinion changed as it failed to deliver utopia.
This book explores the genesis, development and collapse of London's controversial post-war plans for urban motorways, and how grand plans for infrastructure gained and lost legitimacy. It examines why and how plans were made, and how expert opinion changed as it failed to deliver utopia.
Michael Dnes is a civil servant at the UK Department for Transport. He was responsible for the 2015 and 2020 road investment strategies, the institutional reform of the highways sector and the recreation of the National Roads Fund.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: The Road to the Future 1. "The Monster That We Love": Civilising the Motor Car 2. "Slow and Tortuous": London Before the Ringways 3. Planning by Accident: Creating the Box 4. Climate Change: Defending the Ringways 5. The Road to Damascus: Changing Minds. Conclusion: The Road Not Taken
Introduction: The Road to the Future 1. "The Monster That We Love": Civilising the Motor Car 2. "Slow and Tortuous": London Before the Ringways 3. Planning by Accident: Creating the Box 4. Climate Change: Defending the Ringways 5. The Road to Damascus: Changing Minds. Conclusion: The Road Not Taken
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