{"product_id":"great-british-plans-9780415711425","title":"Great British Plans","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan the British plan? Sometimes it seems unlikely. Across the world we see grand designs and visionary projects: new airport terminals, nuclear power stations, high-speed railways, and glittering buildings. It all seems an unattainable goal on Britain's small and crowded island; and yet perhaps this is too pessimistic. For the British have always planned, and much of what they have today is the result of past plans, successfully implemented. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRanging widely, from London's squares and the new city of Milton Keynes, to High Speed One', the motorways, and the secret first electronic computers, Ian Wray's remarkable book puts successful infrastructure plans under the microscope. Who made these plans and what made them stick? How does this reflect the defining characteristics of British government? And what does that say about the individuals who drew them up and saw them through? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn so doing the book casts refreshing new light on how big decisions have actually been made, r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘A hugely ambitious and equally entertaining treatise that offers considerable insight into the the practice of planning in Britian’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTown Planning Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A rich, lively and interesting foray into the history and culture of planning in Britain… an engaging, diverse overview… always asking what makes British planning unique’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlanning Perspectives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘An excellent book demonstrating the status of planning in the UK… designed to make the reader reflect on their own interpretations. The case studies are interesting stories in their own right’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJournal of Urban Affairs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Ian Wray’s superb historical review of some major British achievements and the way they were planned provides an excellent context for considering how to improve the process…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcademy of Urbanism Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘The stories which Wray tells are fascinating’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJournal of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Highly readable... I recommend that (Ministers) read Wray’s excellent book to understand that good planning seems to mean giving local institutions and the innovative individuals that serve them the space to put their plans into effect’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTown and Country Planning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by the Right Honourable the Lord Heseltine CH,\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: Context,\u003c\/strong\u003e 1. Manoeuvre Well Executed? On Rational Plans and British Plans, \u003cb\u003ePart II: Case Studies,\u003c\/b\u003e 2. Landlords and Objectors: London’s Roads and Squares, 3. The Making of an English Landscape: Capability Brown and the New Aesthetic, 4. Urban Pastoral: The Building of Birkenhead Park, 5. The Uses of Disorder: Bletchley Park and the World’s First Computer, 6. The Cambridge Paradox: Phenomenal Growth; Planned Restraint, 7. Driving Ambitions: Engineering the British Motorways, 8. The City as Chessboard: Constructing the New City of Milton Keynes, 9. The Dream of Caligula: The Channel Tunnel and Its Rail Link, 10. The Pedaller’s Tale: Pioneering the National Cycle Network, \u003cb\u003ePart III: Explanations and Implications,\u003c\/b\u003e 11. Common Threads: Drawing Together the Case Studies, 12. Who’s in Charge? The British Government Machine, 13. How Britain Works: Pluralism, Autonomy and Individualism, 14. British Futures, British Plans: Conclusions and Implications \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402146390359,"sku":"9780415711425","price":47.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415711425.jpg?v=1730479530","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/great-british-plans-9780415711425","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}