TOWN PLANNING IN THE NETHERLANDS 1800 - 2000

Présentation de l'éditeur :

This overview of town planning in the Netherlands begins in the late 18th century, recording the way the Dutch rebuilt the cities they inherited from the 17th century. While focusing on the Netherlands, this study is embedded in its international setting. It is composed of seven 'geopolitical' clusters that combine - and sometimes interrelate - European and global economic structures, and contain the intellectual epicentres that inspired Dutch urbanism. Underlying the evolution of Dutch urbanism are the ideas fostered by the Enlightenment. The combination of Enlightenment ideas and and geopolitical realities sheds new light on the multitude of events related here - the emergence of a national railway network; the reconstruction of the landscape; the creation of planning techniques respected throughout the world; and finally, their replacement by the sometimes nebolous forms of public-private partnerships.