Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 526 g
Reihe: British Politics and Society
Middle England/Edge City
Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 526 g
Reihe: British Politics and Society
ISBN: 978-0-7146-5524-6
Verlag: Routledge
Established in 1967, Milton Keynes is England's largest new city and one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the UK. It is also a suburban city, genuinely liked and appreciated by most of its citizens.
For many reasons, however, Milton Keynes is misunderstood, and its valuable recent lessons are mostly ignored in debates about national urban policy. This book discusses the popular and intellectual prejudices that have distorted understandings of the new city. A city is nothing without its people, of course, so Mark Clapson looks at who has moved to Milton Keynes, and discusses their experiences of settling in. He also confronts the common myth of the new city's soullessness with an account of community and association that emphasizes the strength of social interaction there.
Zielgruppe
Sociology, Politics and Development
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte Europäische Regional- & Stadtgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
Weitere Infos & Material
Chapter 1 Welcome to Milton Keynes; Chapter 2 Where Did Milton Keynes Come From?; Chapter 3 The Suburban City Takes Shape; Chapter 4 North Bucks and the New City; Chapter 5 Who Moved to Milton Keynes?; Chapter 6 Settling In; Chapter 7 The Unsettled: Social Problems in a Suburban City; Chapter 8 Sociability and Social Action in the Space Station City; Chapter 9 Conclusion;
