Town planning : with special reference to the Birmingham schemes / by George Cadbury.

  • Cadbury, George, 1839-1922.
Date:
1915
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Credit: Town planning : with special reference to the Birmingham schemes / by George Cadbury. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    allocated for residential sites, and according to the character of the land, its proximity to manufacturing areas, railway stations, or parks, it will be possible to specify the number of houses and the type of house to be built in each part of the residential area. The limitation of the number of houses to the acre is one of the most important provisions of the Act, and a special chapter is devoted to the subject. In allocating sites it will be necessary to bear in mind the necessity of shopping centres, public buildings, etc. The success of the Town Planning scheme will depend upon the wisdom and the skill with which this allocation is carried out. Of course every scheme will have its own characteristics which will determine the lay-out of the land. The presence of a river may make it possible to arrange a footpath by its side so that the public may enjoy a river walk, or the river may be more important in connection with a factory area. In the Edgbaston, Harborne, and Quinton Scheme, the guiding consideration in the minds of the Town Planning Committee was that it should be laid out as a residential area, and everything else made subservient to this main object. On the other hand, the predominating feature of the East Birmingham area was its industrial character, and this necessarily determined the general character of the scheme. The allocation of the sites, therefore, is seen to be a question of great importance, the proper handling of which is of the greatest moment to all classes of the community, and demanding a thorough knowledge of local conditions, together with the business capacity required in developing a large estate. Town Planning is, therefore, estate management on a large scale,