Edinburgh : the making of a capital city /
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| Imprint: | Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2005. |
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| Description: | x, 255 p., [8] p. of col. plates : ill., maps, plans ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5718925 |
Table of Contents:
- List of illustrations
- Notes on the contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Part I. The Athens of the North
- Introduction
- 1. The evolution of the medieval and Renaissance city
- 2. Twinning cities: modernisation versus improvement in the two towns of Edinburgh
- 3. Landscape, topography and hydrology
- Part II. The City in the Industrial Age
- Introduction
- 4. Landscapes of capital: industry and the built environment in Edinburgh, 1750-1920
- 5. Edinburgh - a tenement city?
- Part III. Urban Management in the Early 20th Century
- Introduction
- 6. 'Conservative surgery' in Old Edinburgh, 1880-1940
- 7. Housing and suburbanisation in the early and mid-20th century
- 8. The changing role of the planner before and after the Second World War and the effect on urban form
- Part IV. The City in the Post-industrial and Post-modern Age
- Introduction
- 9. Creation and conservation of the built environment in the later 20th century
- 10. Preparing for the 21st century: the city in a global environment
- 11. The changing image and identity of the city in the 21st century: 'Athens of the North' or 'North of Athens'
- Conclusion: learning from history
- Appendices
- Select bibliography
- Index
