Man has always lived in communities, but until recent times towns, mike topsy ' just growed'. factors involved in the slow creation of town were various -military, maritime, agricultural, but a new element is now of great importance - sheer growth of population.
This book is a valuable and comprehensive survey of the New towns movement. It surveys the successes and weacknesses, the underlying policies and the role of administration. A chapter is devoted to each of the first 19 New towns, and these examples are assessed in detail.

Ouvrage en provenance de la bibliothèque du SNHBN reçu en 2014. n°référence SNBN: 991