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001			ABS37470
008			090401t1987 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
035			_a(Sirsi) u4753
041			_aeng
100			_aBarras, R.
245			_aTechnical change and the urban development cycle
260			_c1987
350			_a0
490			_aUrban Studies _v24 (1) February 1987, 5-30 (25)
520			_aThe paper describes the pronounced `long swings` or ` urban development cycles" of 20-30 years duration which have created successive waves of urbanisation in the British economy since the Industrial Revolution, and which can be related to successive long waves of technological development within the economy as a whole. A more detailed examination of the post-war period shows that in each sector of building two types of shorter cycles, causing pronounced building booms and slumps, are superimposed on the dominant long swing of post-war urban development. The discussion concludes by examining the prospects for the next urban development cycle in Britain related to a new wave of micro-electronic and information technologies and then draws out the main policy implications of the analysis. References. (Taken from Journal Abstract).
650			_aCONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
650			_aECONOMY
650			_aHISTORY
650			_aHOUSE BUILDING
690			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c2879 _d2879