Greater London Plan 1944 / By Patrick Abercrombie . A Report Prepared On Behalf Of The Standing Conference On London Regional Planning By Professor Abercrombie At The Request Of The Minister Of Town And Country Planning. Abercrombie, Patrick (1879-1957) ; Great Britain. Ministry Of Town And Country Planning

Near fine gilt-blocked cloth copy with rare dust-wrapper in very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned condition, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; x, 220, [1] pages illustrations, tables, plates (some color), maps (some folded), plans (some color, some folded), diagrams ; 33 cm. Notes; Two colored folded plans in pocket. A continuation of County of London plan, prepared for the London County Council by J.H. Forshaw and Patrick Abercrombie, 1943. cf. p. 1. Includes bibliographical references. Contents; 1. Population: distribution and change 1921-1938 -- 2. Communities: sporadic growth of communities from 1918 to 1939 -- 3. Communities: housing built by private enterprise & local authorities between 1918 & 1939 -- 4. Communities: built-up areas and open land in 1939 -- 5. Communities: proposed extension of existing built-up areas and sites for new satellite towns -- 6. Industry: analytical survey of industrial areas -- 7. Communications: road plan and classification --8. Communications: Roads - Greater London traffic densities, England & Wales traffic densities, railways existing routes with industries & markets, airways fast land routes to airports & satellites (4 maps on 2 sheets) -- 10. Open space: open space system -- 14. Open space: footpath system. Subjects; City planning England London. Regional planning England London. Land use England. Cities and towns Planning London. Human Settlements. 1 Kg.