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100			_aDutta, Partho
245		0	_aPlanning the City: Urbanization and Reform in Calcutta, c. 1800 – c. 1940
260			_aNew Delhi _bTulika Books _c2017
300			_a352 _c‎ 6.4 x 1 x 9.6 inches _rHardbound
504			_aIn 1820, an unusual letter was published in the Bengali newspaper Samachar Darpan. It was a plaintive appeal from the rats of the city of Calcutta saying they were being unfairly displaced from their ancient dwellings. Calcutta was indeed going through momentous changes - new roads and neighborhoods were being planned, channels for draining were being dug, new structures were coming up and existing buildings refurbished. These changes were not random. A new spatial order was coming into its own backed by the powerful ideology of town planning. Planning encompassed not only the regulation of physical spaces, but also the multiple concerns of health, policing, and commerce. Planning happened largely in the guise of 'improvement' and the intervention of the colonial government was important. Despite resistance and skepticism, and some reversals, the task of imposing a rational urban order on the city continued. This book examines and assesses the continuity of colonial urban policy and its impact, particularly in terms of the social costs to the displaced population and its implications for understanding planning history generally.
650			_aArchitecture
650			_aArchitecture history
650			_aCity planning
650			_aIndia
650			_aKolkata
650			_aUrban policy
650			_aUrbanization
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