The post-war reconstruction planning of London
Larkham, Peter J. and Adams, David (2023) The post-war reconstruction planning of London. Planning Perspectives. ISSN 0266-5433
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Abstract
The replanning of London following the Second World War is, in many ways, a familiar story. However it has often been told in fragments, usually prioritising the best-known plans and the involvement of Professor Patrick Abercrombie. This paper positions the replanning more widely, considering a hierarchy from region to specific locales, and the problems of fragmented planning within such a structure. It explores issues of agents, agency and authority. The sanitized and orderly vision of a new London is set against a more complex and disordered reality of reconstruction-plan production. The urgency, scale and complexity of the task, and questions of why should ‘author’ plans, are significant issues. The realities of postwar London have been shaped by a messy and misunderstood process.
| Item Type: | Article | ||||||
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| Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1080/02665433.2023.2200400 | ||||||
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | London, post-Second World War, replanning, reconstruction, authority, Patrick Abercrombie | ||||||
| Subjects: | CAH13 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01-04 - planning (urban, rural and regional) | ||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment > College of Built Environment | ||||||
| Depositing User: | Peter Larkham | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 11 Apr 2023 15:08 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 20 Jun 2024 11:45 | ||||||
| URI: | https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/14316 |
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