Railways, Urban Development and Town Planning in Britain: 1948–2008This book provides a critical overview of the relationships between planning and railway management and development during the key period in the 20th Century when the railway was in public ownership: 1948–94. It assesses the strength of the relationships when working in collaboration with the private sector. The book then focuses on the interplay between planning and railway since privatization in 1994 and points to best practice for the future in institutional structures and policy development to secure improved outcomes. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Railway Network Urban Development and Town Planning 18301947 | 17 |
Institutional Arrangements 194868 | 59 |
Policy 194868 | 75 |
Outcomes 194868 | 111 |
Institutional Relationships 196994 | 135 |
Policy 196994 | 157 |
Outcomes 196994 | 195 |
Case Study The Manchester City Region 18301994 | 235 |
The PostPrivatisation Period 19942008 Institutional Relationships | 265 |
The PostPrivatisation Period 19942008 Policy | 281 |
The PostPrivatisation Period 19942008 Outcomes | 303 |
Postscript | 337 |
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