John R Kellett

The Impact of Railways on Victorian Cities

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This study, based upon detailed case histories of London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester and Liverpool, shows how the railways gave Victorian cities their compact shape, influenced topography and the character of their central districts.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. März 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 712g
• ISBN-13: 9780415848909
• ISBN-10: 0415848903
• Artikelnr.: 37085259

Autorenporträt

John R. Kellett

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction and summary Part One: 'Natural Growth' in Urban Railways 2.
Did the Victorians count social costs? 3. Railway profits and the Victorian
city 4. Municipal authority and the railway companies Part Two: Case
Histories 5. Birmingham 6. Manchester 7. Liverpool 8. Glasgow 9. London
Part Three: The Impact of Railways on Victorian Cities 10. The railway as
an agent of internal change in Victorian cities: the city centre 11. The
railway as an agent of internal change in Victorian cities: the inner city
districts and the suburbs 12. Railways and land market