Author: Christensen Terry
Publisher: Prism Press
Year: 1979
Pages: 149
ISBN: 904727998
Subject: Urbanisation
Sub-Subject: Urban Planning
Keyword: Planner
Shelf: C4R5
Accession No: B1252
Contents: Introduction Chap 1: Before the Planners Chap 2: GLC to the Rescue Chap 3: Reaction Chap 4: We’re the Planners Now Chap 5: The Plan, 1976-1977 Chap 6: The Case of Convert Garden: Some Conclusions Chap 7: Public Relations, Participation and Pressure Chap 8: The Economics of Renewal Chap 9: Neighbourhood Survival
Abstract: *Neighbourhood Survival* explores the urban renewal of Covent Garden in 1970s London, highlighting the clash between top-down planning and grassroots activism. It charts the early conditions before planners intervened, the role of the Greater London Council (GLC), and how local communities resisted and influenced planning decisions. As residents moved from protest to participation, the book shows how they shaped the 1976–1977 plan. Through this case, it examines public relations, participation, and economic pressures in urban redevelopment. Ultimately, it tells a story of community resilience and the fight for a democratic, locally-led approach to shaping the urban environment.