The Impact of Railways on Victorian Cities

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-415-84890-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 456 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 772 g

The arrival of the railway was one of the most far reaching events in the history of the Victorian city. The present study, based upon detailed case histories of Britain's five largest cities (London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester and Liverpool), shows how the railways gave Victorian cities their compact shape, influenced topography and character of their central districts, and determines the nature of suburban expansion.

This book was first published in 1969.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kellett, John R.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Verkehrsplanung, Verkehrspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction and summary Part One: 'Natural Growth' in Urban Railways 2. Did the Victorians count social costs? 3. Railway profits and the Victorian city 4. Municipal authority and the railway companies Part Two: Case Histories 5. Birmingham 6. Manchester 7. Liverpool 8. Glasgow 9. London Part Three: The Impact of Railways on Victorian Cities 10. The railway as an agent of internal change in Victorian cities: the city centre 11. The railway as an agent of internal change in Victorian cities: the inner city districts and the suburbs 12. Railways and land market

Über Autor(innen)

John R. Kellett