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008			080813s1987 xxkao f 001 0 eng d
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041	0		_aeng
050	0	4	_a920 $2 18
100	1		_aWhittick, Arnold
245	0	0	_aF. J. O. practical idealist _ba biography of Sir Frederic Osborn
260			_aLondon _bTown and Country Planning Association _c1987
300			_axii, 167p. _bill. _c22cm.
505	2		_aImprint of childhood -- City clerk -- Non-u university -- Letchworth and the First World War: 1912-1918 -- Post war genesis of Welwyn Garden City: 1919-1921 -- Early growth of Welwyn Garden City: 1921-1932 -- Quickening propaganda: 1932-1939 -- The Second World War and reconstruction: 1939-1945 -- Post-war achievement: 1945-1953 -- Keeping the new towns policy alive: 1950-1960 -- Witty verse -- Expanding propaganda: 1960-1968 -- The venerated planner: 1965-1971 -- Last years: 1971-1978 -- The significance of Osborn's achievements -- Biography of the principal writings of Frederic J. Osborn
520			_aBiography of a pioneering planner who helped develop the policy of moving population from Britain's overcrowded cities into new towns. Sir Frederic J. Osborn is largely credited with providing the impetus that led to the New Towns Act 1946 and is highly regarded as a planner who embraced his career in both its social and economic context.
521			_aAdvanced
651		4	_aEngland and Wales _y1543-
690			_aPlanning and development _96259
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999			_c108629 _d108629