The Everyday Experiences of Reconstruction and Regeneration: From Vision to Reality in Birmingham and Coventry, 1st Edition

Set within a wider British and international context of post-war reconstruction, The Everyday Experiences of Reconstruction and Regeneration focuses on such debates and experiences in Birmingham and Coventry as they recovered from Second World War bombings and post-war industrial collapse. Including numerous images, Adams and Larkham explore the initial development of the post-Second World War reconstruction projects, which so substantially changed the face of the cities and provided radical new identities. Exploring these cities throughout the post-war period brings into sharp focus the duality of contemporary approaches to regeneration, which often criticise mid-twentieth century ’poorly-conceived’ planning and architectural projects for producing inhuman and unsympathetic schemes, while proposing exactly the type of large-scale regeneration that may potentially create similar issues in the future. This book would be beneficial for academics and students of planning and urban design, particularly those with an interest in post-catastrophe or large-scale reconstruction projects within cities.The Everyday Experiences of Reconstruction and Regeneration: From Vision to Reality in Birmingham and Coventry 1st Edition is written by David Adams; Peter Larkham and published by Routledge. ISBNs for The Everyday Experiences of Reconstruction and Regeneration are 9781317032588, 1317032586 and the print ISBNs are 9781472471178, 1472471172. Additional ISBNs include 9781315558424, 9781032401584, 9781317032571, 9781317032595.