An Imperial Aspect: The Australasian Town Planning Tour of 1914-15.

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From: The Australian Journal of Politics and History
Date: 19980601
Author:FREESTONE, ROBERT

The international diffusion of town planning theory, techniques and ideology was facilitated by many agencies in the early twentieth century, with lecture tours a popular mechanism. Driven by a mix of evangelism and imperialism, the Garden Cities and Town Planning Association (GCTPA) became a logical focus for the export of British planning ideals relating to better housing and planned local environments. The Australasian Town Planning Tour of 1914-15 organised by Charles Reade on behalf of the GCTPA was a major event in the development of Australian planning thought. There has, ...

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