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> <p>Acknowledgements. 1. The Process and Product of Reconstruction 2. Designing and Delivering Reconstruction 3. Disaster Opportunity: Replanning Coventry and Birmingham 4. Memories of Rebuilding 5. New Model Cities 6. Recollections of Urban Renaissance 7. Moving from Vision to Reality References. </p>