Report By Request Of The Trust On The Condition Improvement And Town Planning Of The City Of Calcutta And Contiguous Areas
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Report By Request Of The Trust On The Condition Improvement And Town Planning Of The City Of Calcutta And Contiguous Areas
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Author : E. P. Richards
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1914
Report By Request Of The Trust On The Condition Improvement And Town Planning Of The City Of Calcutta And Contiguous Areas written by E. P. Richards and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1914 with Cities and towns categories.
The Condition Improvement And Town Planning Of The City Of Calcutta And Contiguous Areas
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Author : E. P. Richards
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-08-21
The Condition Improvement And Town Planning Of The City Of Calcutta And Contiguous Areas written by E. P. Richards and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-21 with Architecture categories.
By 1900 the British had undertaken various types of urban planning in their colonial territories, but the early twentieth century brought new ideas and the birth of the modern planning movement. In India these new planning ideas inspired several specialized reports after 1900, most of which drew explicitly on British, or occasionally German, ideas. The most complete of these studies was the Richards Report on Calcutta, prepared for the Calcutta Improvement Trust and published in 1914. Its major concerns included the building and widening of roads, slum clearance and improvement, legislation, and suburban planning. As background, it included written and visual documentation of living conditions, through charts, photographs, and maps. Richards emphasized that conditions in Calcutta differed greatly from those in urban Britain, and made some allowance in that regard. In general, however, his report exemplifies the attempt by British planners, along with Indian elites, to impose their vision on colonial cities. Richards’ report was well-received by leading British planners of the day. A notice in Garden Cities and Town Planning claimed that it was "the most complete report on town conditions and possibilities which has yet been issued". While the immediate impact of the report in Calcutta is moot - Richards was highly critical of the past practices of local officials, and his views were unpopular with his superiors - the Richards Reports remains a crucial insight into both the development of modern town planning and the colonial period in India.
The Condition Improvement And Town Planning Of The City Of Calcutta And Contiguous Areas
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Author : E. P. Richards
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-08-21
The Condition Improvement And Town Planning Of The City Of Calcutta And Contiguous Areas written by E. P. Richards and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-21 with Architecture categories.
By 1900 the British had undertaken various types of urban planning in their colonial territories, but the early twentieth century brought new ideas and the birth of the modern planning movement. In India these new planning ideas inspired several specialized reports after 1900, most of which drew explicitly on British, or occasionally German, ideas. The most complete of these studies was the Richards Report on Calcutta, prepared for the Calcutta Improvement Trust and published in 1914. Its major concerns included the building and widening of roads, slum clearance and improvement, legislation, and suburban planning. As background, it included written and visual documentation of living conditions, through charts, photographs, and maps. Richards emphasized that conditions in Calcutta differed greatly from those in urban Britain, and made some allowance in that regard. In general, however, his report exemplifies the attempt by British planners, along with Indian elites, to impose their vision on colonial cities. Richards’ report was well-received by leading British planners of the day. A notice in Garden Cities and Town Planning claimed that it was "the most complete report on town conditions and possibilities which has yet been issued". While the immediate impact of the report in Calcutta is moot - Richards was highly critical of the past practices of local officials, and his views were unpopular with his superiors - the Richards Reports remains a crucial insight into both the development of modern town planning and the colonial period in India.
Calcutta
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Author : Tanika Sarkar
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-07-14
Calcutta written by Tanika Sarkar and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-14 with History categories.
Politics and culture are organically related in the city of Calcutta. The period (1940s to 1950s), was chaotic and turbulent, yet, this was also a time of significant creativity in literature, art, films and music in the city. This is an unusual feature of any city but is interestingly characteristic of Calcutta. The originality of the work lies in blending poetry with historical writing, retaining the essence of both forms against the backdrop of the tumultuous events of the critical decades, as against the entire historical period of a city. This historical method together with twenty-one papers give the reader a sense of the pulse of this complex city ‘emerging creatively and chaotically from its colonial past’.
Riba Journal
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Author : Royal Institute of British Architects
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1914
Riba Journal written by Royal Institute of British Architects and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1914 with Architecture categories.
A Hygienic City Nation Space Community And Everyday Life In Calcutta S Paras 1860 1945
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Author : Nabaparna Ghosh
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2020-10-29
A Hygienic City Nation Space Community And Everyday Life In Calcutta S Paras 1860 1945 written by Nabaparna Ghosh and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-29 with History categories.
This book offers an on-the-ground view of colonial Calcutta's neighbourhoods, where kinship-like ties shaped urban space and resisted city-making efforts of the state.
Let There Be Light Engineering Entrepreneurship And Electricity In Colonial Bengal 1880 1945
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Author : Suvobrata Sarkar
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2020-12-03
Let There Be Light Engineering Entrepreneurship And Electricity In Colonial Bengal 1880 1945 written by Suvobrata Sarkar and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-03 with Business & Economics categories.
This book studies the correlation between technological knowledge and industrial performance, with the focus on electricity, an emerging technology during 1880 and 1945.
Patrick Geddes
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Author : Helen Meller
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-08-02
Patrick Geddes written by Helen Meller and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08-02 with Architecture categories.
This recent analysis of Patrick Geddes' life and work reviews his ideas and philosophy of planning, providing a scholarly yet accessible account for students of the history of planning, urban design, social theory and British history.
Streets In Motion
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Author : Ritajyoti Bandyopadhyay
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2022-09-30
Streets In Motion written by Ritajyoti Bandyopadhyay and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-30 with Architecture categories.
Studies Calcutta's 20th century features through the dialectic of motion and obstruction, analysing how space and polity shaped each other.
Cities In South Asia
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Author : Crispin Bates
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-05-22
Cities In South Asia written by Crispin Bates and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-22 with Social Science categories.
Globalisation has long historical roots in South Asia, but economic liberalisation has led to uniquely rapid urban growth in South Asia during the past decade. This book brings together a multidisciplinary collection of chapters on contemporary and historical themes explaining this recent explosive growth and transformations on-going in the cities of this region. The essays in this volume attempt to shed light on the historical roots of these cities and the traditions that are increasingly placed under strain by modernity, as well as exploring the lived experience of a new generation of city dwellers and their indelible impact on those who live at the city’s margins. The book discusses that previously, cities such as Mumbai grew by accumulating a vast hinterland of slum-dwellers who depressed wages and supplied cheap labour to the city’s industrial economy. However, it goes on to show that the new growth of cities such as Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Madras in south India, or Delhi and Calcutta in the north of India, is more capital-intensive, export-driven, and oriented towards the information technology and service sectors. The book explains that these cities have attracted a new elite of young, educated workers, with money to spend and an outlook on life that is often a complex mix of modern ideas and conservative tradition. It goes on to cover topics such as the politics of town planning, consumer culture, and the struggles among multiple identities in the city. By tracing the genealogies of cities, it gives a useful insight into the historical conditioning that determines how cities negotiate new changes and influences. There will soon be more mega cities in South Asia than anywhere else in the world, and this book provides an in-depth analysis of this growth. It will be of interest to students and scholars of South Asian History, Politics and Anthropology, as well as those working in the fields of urbanisation and globalisation.