
DELIVERING THE FUTURE
Part 1 of this book explored the background to the garden city
movement. It traced a history back half a millennium to Thomas
More’s Utopia and fo rward through the new towns movement and
beyond, highlighting some of the key lessons we have learned in over
a century of delivering planned new communities. It also set out the
background to today’s challenges and the role of new garden cities in
helping addressing them. Finally, it gave a flavour of the political debate
surrounding the role of new communities and the challenges
and opportunities that this presents.
Part 2 focuses on how to make these ideas a reality. Chapter ...