A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Beginning with the early history of the “Garden City” movement, the paper mentions the several steps in the implementation of the “new towns” program. The writer analyzes the types of new towns undertaken in England, Wales, and Scotland, and the reasons for them. The site investigation required before a proposed new city is authorized is described.
After development corporations have been established and after staff and offices have been obtained, the first step is to accumulate all necessary survey material relative to the site. This is followed by the preparation of a master plan which shows their broad intentions for the planning of the area. The surveys and the plan, together with an explanatory report, and a program for construction and estimates are submitted to the Minister of Town and Country Planning for his approval. Detailed layout plans for smaller areas within the framework then follow. The importance of teamwork in design and construction is emphasized. After mentioning the limited progress so far made, a brief review of some of the engineering problems is presented under headings of sewerage, water supplies, gas, electricity, streets, bicycle tracks, traffic circulation, and railway facilities.
Beginning with the early history of the “Garden City” movement, the paper mentions the several steps in the implementation of the “new towns” program. The writer analyzes the types of new towns undertaken in England, Wales, and Scotland, and the reasons for them. The site investigation required before a proposed new city is authorized is described.
After development corporations have been established and after staff and offices have been obtained, the first step is to accumulate all necessary survey material relative to the site. This is followed by the preparation of a master plan which shows their broad intentions for the planning of the area. The surveys and the plan, together with an explanatory report, and a program for construction and estimates are submitted to the Minister of Town and Country Planning for his approval. Detailed layout plans for smaller areas within the framework then follow. The importance of teamwork in design and construction is emphasized. After mentioning the limited progress so far made, a brief review of some of the engineering problems is presented under headings of sewerage, water supplies, gas, electricity, streets, bicycle tracks, traffic circulation, and railway facilities.
The New Towns Program in Great Britain
Coote, T. C. (author)
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; 117 ; 261-274
2021-01-01
141952-01-01 pages
Article (Journal)
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New towns program in Great Britain
| Engineering Index Backfile | 1952
New towns program in Great Britain
| Engineering Index Backfile | 1951
| Engineering Index Backfile | 1950
| UB Braunschweig | 1974