Post-Colonial Urban Development and Planning in Cyprus: Shifting Visions and Realities of Early Suburbia
Abstract: The paper studies the evolution of early suburban neighbourhoods in the context of the post-colonial urban development and planning. The Planning Report of the colonial Government of Cyprus in 1959 examines the foundations of urban development in Cyprus and at the same time implies a surprisingly sustainable vision for the future of planning. Despite this early intentions and guidance, the urban districts developed far from being sustainable under widely accepted criteria and indicators (participation, effectiveness of planning and development control, sprawl, character and identity, green). The basic hypothesis is that planning has proved insufficient in providing rational urban development. The paper outlines the roots of the planning shortcomings during the last fifty years. British perceptions on planning of the first half of the 20th century influenced the 1959 Report, which affected, in turns, the legislation which followed. It is explained why development constrains and land
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Urban Planning ; 1 (2016) 4 ; 79-88
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Veröffentlichung
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Mannheim
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2016
- Urheber
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Ioannou, Byron
- DOI
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10.17645/up.v1i4.768
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2019051712411175166489
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Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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25.03.2025, 13:52 MEZ
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- Ioannou, Byron
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- 2016
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