living in town ... conserving the future
Book
1974
An Foras Forbartha
'living in town ... conserving the future' provides a summary of the papers presented at the Housing Conference held at Leopardstown, Co. Dublin from 1 October to 3 October 1974. Organised by An Foras Forbartha, the conference was jointly sponsored by the Department of Local Government and the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland.
National Housing Conference
A Summary
The Economic and Social Costs of Housing
Professor P. R. Kaim-Caudle
Health Aspects of Town Living
Professor Ivor W. Browne
The Role of the Voluntary Housing Movement
Mr. William Darmon
The Problems of Redevelopment
Mr. James Molloy
Housing: The Financial Structure; Grants and Subsidies
Mr. M. D. McGuigan
Resource Availability and its Implications for the Individual Housing Unit
Mr. J. Owen Lewis
Housing in Town and City
Mr. Theo Crosby
Snap: Towards an Innovative Urban Programme
Mr. J. D. McConaghy
The Problems of Designing Urban Houses and Some Cost Implications of Design Standards
Mr. Edward McKiernan
Towns – Infill v Sprawl
Mr. Niall Meagher
The Character of the Irish Town
Dr. Maurice Craig
Urban Development – The Scottish Experience
Professor Andrew MacMillan
Rehabilitating Town Houses – The London Experience
Mr. A. P. Chapman
Final Summary
James Pike
Authors: P. R. Kaim-Caudle, Ivor W. Browne, William Darmon, James Molloy, M. D. McGuigan, J. Owen Lewis, Theo Crosby, J. D. McConaghy, Edward McKiernan, Niall Meagher, Maurice Craig, Andrew MacMillan, A. P. Chapman, James Pike.
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