Everyday Experiences of Reconstruction and Regeneration

<p>Set within a wider British and international context of post-war reconstruction <i>The Everyday Experiences of Reconstruction and Regeneration </i>focuses on such debates and experiences in Birmingham and Coventry as they recovered from Second World War bombings and post-war industrial collapse. </p><p>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. </p><p>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.</p>