- Paperback: 200 pages
- Publisher: Routledge; annotated edition edition (5 Feb 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0714684171
- ISBN-13: 978-0714684178
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.4 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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'[The author] painstakingly records every step in MK's growth, from a cluster of academic ideas to a city of 209,000 people...' - Paul Barker, The Independent
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Established in 1967, Milton Keynes is England's largest new city and one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the UK. It is also a suburban city, genuinely liked and appreciated by most of its citizens.
For many reasons, however, Milton Keynes is misunderstood, and its valuable recent lessons are mostly ignored in debates about national urban policy. This book discusses the popular and intellectual prejudices that have distorted understandings of the new city. A city is nothing without its people, of course, so Mark Clapson looks at who has moved to Milton Keynes, and discusses their experiences of settling in. He also confronts the common myth of the new city's soullessness with an account of community and association that emphasizes the strength of social interaction there.
For many reasons, however, Milton Keynes is misunderstood, and its valuable recent lessons are mostly ignored in debates about national urban policy. This book discusses the popular and intellectual prejudices that have distorted understandings of the new city. A city is nothing without its people, of course, so Mark Clapson looks at who has moved to Milton Keynes, and discusses their experiences of settling in. He also confronts the common myth of the new city's soullessness with an account of community and association that emphasizes the strength of social interaction there.
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Destined to become a standard text,
By Paul Stanyer (Milton Keynes United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Social History of Milton Keynes: Middle England/Edge City (British Politics and Society) (Paperback)
This is destined to become a standard textbook for city planning. It adds the human dimension to the technical aspects of nurturing a sustainable city that will grow for generations.Mark Clapson illuminates well a city of pioneering families who are determined to build a worthwhile society for their youngsters.
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HOME OF THE CONCRETE COWS,
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This review is from: A Social History of Milton Keynes: Middle England/Edge City (British Politics and Society) (Paperback)
MILTON KEYNES HAS BEEN A JOKE IN THE EYES OF THE NATION FOR DECADES, NOT ANYMORE! THE MOST PROFITABLE IN THE COUNTRY OUTSIDE THE CITY OF LONDON, THE TOWN THAT SAVED THE BRITISH FILM INDUSTRY (THE POINT WAS THE FIRST MULTI PLEX CINEMA IN THE UK) ETC ETC. THIS BOOK IS A SUPERB OVERVIEW OF HOW THE CITY CAME INTO BEING, THE HISTORY, THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS AND THE VISION. LET'S HOPE THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IS PLANNED WITH THE SAME VISION
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