Author: Amelie Andre
October 2020
University of Hertfordshire & the Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation
Author: Amelie Andre
October 2020
University of Hertfordshire & the Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation
This think piece sets out findings from recent research and visits to Southern India by the Urbanism Environment Design (URBED) Trust to suggest how medium-sized Indian cities – those with populations currently of around half a million people – might cope with the pressures of future growth.
Susan Parham, the Garden City Institute's Academic Director, has a closer look at the recent media coverage of garden villages and where they sit in relation to the UK's housing and settlement plans.
So what's special about garden villages?
Robert Home looks at the early development and enduring heritage of the South African Garden City
Andrea Van-Sittart, Head of Communities at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) on the social and economic value of plants
Dr Stéphane Sadoux considers the impact of Garden Cities on the development of affordable housing and architectural innovation