Town Planning for Australia |
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| Author:
| Taylor, George |
| Series title: | Studies in International Planning History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-415-83510-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2014 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $175.00 |
Book Description:
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George Taylor's Town Planning for Australia was the first dedicated book on the subject of urban planning published in Australia. Journalistic and ideological in style, it sets out a robust vision for a specificallynbsp;Australian approach to planning and development of towns in a young country.nbsp;
Taylor was a controversial figure, a political activist and publishernbsp;whonbsp;brought the NSW Town Planning Association into existence and played a key role in publishing and...
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George Taylor's Town Planning for Australia was the first dedicated book on the subject of urban planning published in Australia. Journalistic and ideological in style, it sets out a robust vision for a specificallynbsp;Australian approach to planning and development of towns in a young country.nbsp;
Taylor was a controversial figure, a political activist and publishernbsp;whonbsp;brought the NSW Town Planning Association into existence and played a key role in publishing and promoting planning into the 1920s.His wife Florence Taylor was the first female qualified architect and trained engineer in Australia, and an important figure in the history ofnbsp;planning and publishing in Australia.