PLG 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Poor Law Commission, Poor Rate, Poor Law Amendment Act 1834
4 Apr 2016
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History of modern town planning is linked to attempts by government to address social issues associated with rapid urbanization that accompanied the industrial revolution. Rationale for action was informed by broad definitions of the public interest. The public health act of 1848 legislating on the sanitary conditions of england and wales was one of the greatest milestones in public health history. Resulted in specific policy initiatives: state became the guarantor of standards of health and environmental quality, and provided resources to local units of government to make the necessary changes to achieve those standards. Types of change technological: economic, social, population growth, migration. Impacts of the industrial revolution: a better industrial base to create places that people are attracted to live in permanently, canals and railways acts as a transportation hub. Guilds were organizations of merchants of craftsmen, which wielded great influence within the medieval town and its economy.
