Glasgow
Glasgow
High-Rise Homes, Estates and Communities in the Post-War Period
Hazley, Barry; Abrams, Lynn; Wright, Valerie; Kearns, Ade
Taylor & Francis Ltd
07/2020
134
Dura
Inglês
9781138317093
15 a 20 dias
281
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction: The fluctuating fortunes of high rise
Embracing high rise in the post-war period
Retreat from high rise
Removal and return of high rise
A retrospective study of the postwar high rise experience
Inside: making homes - privacy and communality
Modern family homes
Modern interiors
Space and adaptation
Consumption, decor and taste
Privacy versus communality
Maintenance and security
Conclusions
Outside: Surviving and Thriving on Estates
Estate planning, amenity and social life
Life on the periphery: a lack of foresight
Miracle in the Gorbals? City centre living
'You've to go into the city': social facilities
Children and play: 'nae use for the bairns'
Safety and delinquency
Places to play
Conclusions
Communities: Identity, Change and Neighbourly Relations
Eventless places? Neighbourly interactions on high rise estates
Narratives of community loss and decline
New neighbourly relations
Conclusions: retelling the history of community life
Conclusions: plural histories of multi-storey living
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction: The fluctuating fortunes of high rise
Embracing high rise in the post-war period
Retreat from high rise
Removal and return of high rise
A retrospective study of the postwar high rise experience
Inside: making homes - privacy and communality
Modern family homes
Modern interiors
Space and adaptation
Consumption, decor and taste
Privacy versus communality
Maintenance and security
Conclusions
Outside: Surviving and Thriving on Estates
Estate planning, amenity and social life
Life on the periphery: a lack of foresight
Miracle in the Gorbals? City centre living
'You've to go into the city': social facilities
Children and play: 'nae use for the bairns'
Safety and delinquency
Places to play
Conclusions
Communities: Identity, Change and Neighbourly Relations
Eventless places? Neighbourly interactions on high rise estates
Narratives of community loss and decline
New neighbourly relations
Conclusions: retelling the history of community life
Conclusions: plural histories of multi-storey living
Bibliography