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15 Cards in this Set
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Barlow Report
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□ 1940
□ Looked at the question of population flows □ Distribution of industrial population □ Population flowing rapidly to London and southeast □ Use public policy to encourage and discourage people to move to or keep from going certain places |
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Scott Report
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□ 1942
□ Looked at what was happening to rural land □ Country side being eaten up |
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Uthwatt Report
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□ 1942
□ Compensation and betterment □ Who owns land What you do to the land What the public does to your land *Nationalize the development of land □ The value of land is based on 2 things |
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Distribution of Industry Act of 1945
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National power over new industrial location through licensing and incentives
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New Towns Act
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□ 1946
□ Move 500,000 people out To relieve congestion in London □ To create balance jobs to housing towns □ Improve living conditions □ Manageable size of 50,000 □ New towns to be designated by the Act of Parliament □ Prepares plan Plan adopted by local authorities Receives national government grants for housing and schools Leases industrial and commercial land New town corporation appointed for each town by Minister of Town and Country Planning |
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Town and Country Planning Act
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1) 1947
□ Transferred to local planning authorities Nationalized development rights in land □ Planning permission required for all new development Appeals possible to the national minister ◊ Cut the national annual loss of agriculture land by 1/3 compared to the 1930s Result Required all local authorities to prepare development plans |
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New Communities Act
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□ 1970
□ Guaranteed loans from HUD to private developers for land acquisition and development □ Max of 50$ per community |
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Cumberland Scotland
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□ 1946 to 1950
□ Separated cars and pedestrians □ Very planned □ Specific zones for things □ Residential was designed to be pedestrian friendly with industrial □ Small community shopping centers with one giant regional center |
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Reston, VA
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Wide choice of leisure time
Wide range of housing types Live and work community Balance of jobs Wanted facilities to be available at start ◊Commercial ◊ Retail ◊ Cultural Beauty and design were important Wanted to be a financial success |
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Reston, VA
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Structure
7 village centers ◊ Mix of housing types ◊ Shopping and community facilities Land Anne Village ◊ Artificial lake ◊ Immediate success with apartments above stores ◊ "Italian plaza" Lane Anne village Proposed downtown |
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Columbia Maryland
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1963
Goals: -To create a social and physical environment which would work for people -To make a profit in land development Planning decisions -Locate the city -Site analysis -Social analysis Hierarchy -Town center -Village centers -Neighborhood centers |
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Woodlands, TX
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1970's
Completely new community plan Built from funding from New Community Development Act of 1970 A city from the City beautiful Movement A garden city roughly 50000 units Crisis -Nixon took funding away, developers were forced to pay with own money -Housing boom in 80s saved development Fell short of commercial - industrial and socioeconomic mixes |
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Robert Simon
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Designed Reston
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James Rouse
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Designed Columbia
Loan officer and mortgage banker Designed mall in MD |
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Patrick Abercrombie
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Worked on London Plan
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