Of planting and planning : the making of British colonial cities / / Robert Home.

• Superior document: Planning, history and environment series
• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Home, Robert K.
• TeilnehmendeR: ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Planning, history, and the environment series.
• Physical Description: viii, 259 p. :; ill., maps.

Table of Contents

Preface to the first edition -- Preface to the second edition -- Glossary -- Year of independence and population of the main British colonies -- Introduction : the chief exporter of municipalities -- The "Grand modell" of colonial settlement -- "Planting is my trade" : the shapers of colonial urban landscapes -- Port cities of the British empire : "a global thalassocracy" -- The "warehousing" of the labouring classes -- "The inconvenience felt by Europeans" : racial segregation, its rise and fall -- "Miracle-worker to the people" : the idea of town planning, 1910-1935 -- "This novel legislation" : institutionalizing town planning, 1900-1950 -- "What kind of country do you want?" : the transition to independence -- Conclusions: the legacy of colonial town planning -- References -- Index.