Abstract
TWO papers presented to Section E (Geography) at the recent Oxford meeting of the British Association—one on Manchester, the other on London—formed the introduction to an important discussion on “Regional Work in Geography.” The Town Planning Act, 1919, made possible the reshaping of existing towns and the determination of the lines of future growth. Thirty-seven joint committees have now been formed, including altogether more than five hundred authorities and covering an area of some six million acres. The regions affected differ considerably in area. The Manchester and district region has an area of more than one thousand square miles, and includes about a hundred local authorities; Worthing and district consists of three councils and about fifteen thousand acres. The object of these committees is to lay down in general the lines of road development, housing schemes, and localisation of industries. These somewhat procrustean methods of shaping the geographical future of our towns and countryside are advocated on two main grounds. Some urge the increased industrial efficiency of the region, in which case, road building and the settlement of industrial sites are paramount. Others give precedence to the preservation of historical associations and of scenic beauty, as illustrated by Prof. Aber-crombie's work on the future development of east Kent.
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Geography and Town Planning. Nature 118, 505–506 (1926). https://doi.org/10.1038/118505a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/118505a0