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Author Clark, Peter

Title The European City and Green Space : London, Stockholm, Helsinki and St Petersburg, 1850-2000
Published Florence : Taylor and Francis, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (379 pages)
Series Historical Urban Studies Series
Historical urban studies.
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; General Editors' Preface; Plates; Figures; Tables; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 London and green space, 1850-2000: an introduction; 3 The social construction of green space in London prior to the Second World War; 4 Politics, ideology and the issue of open space in London, 1939-2000; 5 Stockholm and green space, 1850-2000: an introduction; 6 Stockholm's urban parks: meeting places and social contexts from 1860 to 1930; 7 The social park: Stockholm, 1900-1939
8 The Stockholm Style: a model for the building of the city in parks, 1930s-1960s9 The formation of National Urban Parks: a Nordic contribution to sustainable development?; 10 Helsinki and green space, 1850-2000: an introduction; 11 The role of nature in the city: green space in Helsinki, 1917-60; 12 Politicians, professionals and 'publics': conflicts over green space in Helsinki, c. 1950-2000; 13 The seasonality of green space: the case of Uutela, Helsinki, c. 2000; 14 St Petersburg and green space, 1850-2000: an introduction; 15 St Petersburg's parks and gardens, 1850-1917
Notes 16 Red parks: green space in Leningrad, 1917-1990Index
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Subject Open spaces -- Europe -- History
Greenways -- Europe -- History
Urban parks -- Europe -- History
City planning -- Europe -- History
City planning
Greenways
Open spaces
Urban parks
Europe
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781351890366
1351890360