Moscow in the Making

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-0-415-74872-8
Verlag: Taylor and Francis

Buch, Englisch, 298 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 590 g

Reihe: Studies in International Planning History

This book, published in 1937, reported on a four week visit to Moscow in 1936 to study the making of Moscow as a showpiece Soviet capital. At its core was the 1935 General Plan for the Reconstruction of Moscow but the book was a study of planning in the Soviet rather than the Western sense. Thus it covered many aspects of the city’s social and economic life including industry and finance, education and housing production as well as governance and town planning.Much first hand detail is included, based on the visit and the authors’ meetings with Soviet officials and citizens that illustrate various points, usually in praise.
The book made a significant contribution towards the growing arguments in 1930s Britain and other parts of the Anglophone world for a bolder, more comprehensive and more state-led approach to planning. In turn these arguments had an important impact in shaping the policies adopted in the 1940s.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Simon, Ernest

Simon, Shena

Robson, W a

Jewkes, J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Städtebau, Stadtplanung (Architektur)
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction, 1. A General View of the City Government of Moscow, 2. Industry and Finance, 3. Education, 4. Housing, 5. The Building Trade, 6. The Ten Year Plan, 7. The Ten Year Plan: Comments, 8. The Mossoviet: Its Advantages for Town Planning, 9. The Mossoviet: Is it Democratic?, 10. The Mossoviet: Is it Efficient?

Über Autor(innen)

Professor Stephen V Ward, Oxford Brookes University, UK