Scottish new towns programme
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The Scottish new towns programme was a post-World War II urban planning initiative that created planned communities across Scotland to alleviate housing shortages, decentralize population, and stimulate regional economic development.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Scottish new town development corporations | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
post-war reconstruction initiative
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urban planning programme ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Secretary of State for Scotland ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
relieving pressure on Edinburgh
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relieving pressure on Glasgow ⓘ relieving pressure on the Scottish Central Belt ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
central Scotland
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surface form:
Central Belt of Scotland
West Central Scotland ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Scotland Office
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surface form:
Scottish Office
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| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| endTime | late 20th century ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
new industrial estates
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planned communities ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ zoned land use ⓘ |
| followedBy | urban regeneration policies in Scotland ⓘ |
| follows | interwar garden city movement ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
creation of new housing stock
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development of regional service centres ⓘ growth of manufacturing employment in new towns ⓘ redistribution of population ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
Scottish housing policy
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Scottish urban form ⓘ |
| hasPlannedCommunity |
Cumbernauld
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East Kilbride ⓘ Glenrothes ⓘ Irvine ⓘ Livingston ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
alleviation of housing shortages
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decentralization of population ⓘ industrial diversification ⓘ regional economic development ⓘ slum clearance ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Scottish new towns programme
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Scottish new town development corporations
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| inspiredBy | garden city principles ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
New Towns Act 1946
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surface form:
New Towns (Scotland) Act 1946
New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968 ⓘ New Towns Act 1946 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Scotland ⓘ |
| partOf |
British New Towns movement
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surface form:
United Kingdom new towns movement
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| planningModel |
comprehensive master planning
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separation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| sector |
economic development
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housing ⓘ regional planning ⓘ |
| startTime | 1940s ⓘ |
| targetPopulation | overspill population from congested cities ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-World War II ⓘ |
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Scottish new town development corporations