The Structure of Nineteenth Century Cities - Hardcover

Despite a considerable volume of research on 19th-century towns in Britain and America, there has been little attempt so far to search for links between these empirical studies, and to relate them to more general theories of 19th-century urban development. This book provides an integrated series of chapters which discuss recent trends and research problems in the study of 19th-century cities and which, in drawing together the strands of existing research, suggest important new areas for investigation. It will be of value to researchers in urban geography, social history and historical geography. Contents: Part I Introduction / 1. Internal Structure of 19th-Century British Cities: An Overview, James H. Johnson & Colin G. Pooley; Part II Housing and the 19th-Century Urban Environment / 2. Rents and Ground Rents: Housing and the Land Market in 19th-Century Britain, Richard Rodger 3. Internal Structure of the Housebuilding Industry in 19th-Century Cities, Peter J. Aspinall 4. Growth of Public Intervention in the British Urban Environment During the 19th Century: a Structural Approach, Anthony Sutcliffe; Part III Retailing and the 19th-century Urban Economy / 5. Street Trading in London: a Case Study of Casual Labour, 1830-60, David R. Green 6. Retalling in the 19th-Century Town: Some Problems and Possibilities, Roger Scola 7. Role of Retailing in the Urban Economy, Gareth Shaw; Part IV Social Structure of the 19th-Century Town / 8. Choice and Constraint in the 19th-Century City: A Basis for Residential Differentiation, C.G.Pooley 9. Residential Differentiation in 19th-century Towns: From Shapes on the Ground to Shapes in Society, David Cannadine 10. Stability and Change in Urban Communities: A Geographical Perspective, Richard Dennis 11. Indicators of Population Change and Stability in 19th-Century Cities: Some Sceptical Comments, Michael Anderson; Part V Conclusions / 12. Future Study of the 19th-Century British City: Some Concluding Comments, J.H.Johnson & C.G.Pooley