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The introduction of a welfare state economy after 1945 profoundly changed the Belgian territory. Government support for private home ownership resulted in widespread suburban sprawl. This book investigates the new infrastructural and business backbone that supported this suburban realm. At first sight the history of the construction of the highway network, the establishment of a fabric of consumer goods industries and the transformation of Brussels’ periphery into a metropolitan region reads as an account of economic policy and investment decisions. However, upon closer scrutiny, various urban models and architectural paradigms are seen to have left their mark on these endeavors. The satellite town, the neighborhood unit, Le Corbusier’s ‘usine verte’, the British industrial park and American corporate architecture are references in the various operations documented in the book. Most strikingly, the linear industrial city serves as a guiding image in the construction of an interrelated network of industrial corridors. This book highlights a crucial episode of post-war urbanization and planning, and puts the Belgian case in an international perspective. It unravels a hidden logic in the seemingly chaotic nebula of construction that transformed the country since the Second World War.

Belgique --- --1945-1973 --- --Urbanisation --- --Architecture --- --Infrastructures --- --Regional planning --- City planning --- Urban policy --- Infrastructure (Economics) --- Housing policy --- Architecture and state --- Architecture --- History --- factories [structures] --- economy --- 338.2 <493> --- 338.4 <493> --- 711.554 <493> --- 711.7 <493> --- 725.4 <493> --- 440 Openbare werken --- 94.036 --- 711.554 --- 711.6 --- 351 --- 71.038(493) --- 711.4(C)(493) --- Stedenbouw ; België ; heropbouw ; 1945-1973 --- Stedelijk beleid ; naoorlogse welvaartstaat België --- Wederopbouw --- Stadsontwikkeling ; België ; 20ste eeuw --- Economisch beleid. Economische politiek. Geleide economie. Plan ----België --- Economische structuur --- Stadsplanning: industriesectoren; bedrijfsterreinen--België --- Planologie: verkeersnetten--België --- Industriele bouwkunst--België --- Geschiedenis 20ste eeuw --- Ruimtelijke ordening (geschiedenis) --- Verkeer (planologie) --- Industrieterreinen --- Geschiedenis van de stedenbouw ; 1950 - 2000 ; België --- Stedenbouw. Ruimtelijke ordening ; sociale geografie ; socio-economische aspecten ; stadsgeografie --- Stedenbouw. Ruimtelijke ordening ; vormgeving en analyse van de stad ; België --- 725.4 <493> Industriele bouwkunst--België --- 711.7 <493> Planologie: verkeersnetten--België --- 711.554 <493> Stadsplanning: industriesectoren; bedrijfsterreinen--België --- 338.2 <493> Economisch beleid. Economische politiek. Geleide economie. Plan ----België --- Academic collection --- 949.3 --- 580 Ruimtelijke ordening --- België --- 71.03 --- 711.7 --- Industrie --- 33 --- 72.036 --- 711.13 --- 949.3 Geschiedenis van België --- Geschiedenis van België --- Stedenbouw (geschiedenis) --- Stadsplanning --- Beleid --- Economie --- Twintigste eeuw (architectuur) --- 20ste eeuw (architectuur) --- Regional planning --- Housing --- Housing and state --- State and housing --- Social policy --- Cities and towns --- Civic planning --- Land use, Urban --- Model cities --- Redevelopment, Urban --- Slum clearance --- Town planning --- Urban design --- Urban development --- Urban planning --- Land use --- Planning --- Art, Municipal --- Civic improvement --- Urban renewal --- State and architecture --- Cities and state --- Urban problems --- City and town life --- Economic policy --- Sociology, Urban --- Regional development --- State planning --- Human settlements --- Landscape protection --- Capital, Social (Economics) --- Economic infrastructure --- Social capital (Economics) --- Social infrastructure --- Social overhead capital --- Economic development --- Public goods --- Public works --- Capital --- Government policy --- Management --- architectuur --- architecture [discipline] --- Economic policy and planning (general) --- anno 1900-1999 --- Belgium --- Urbanisme --- Histoire --- 20th century --- Aménagement du territoire --- Politique urbaine --- Infrastructure (économie politique) --- Politique du logement --- Politique publique --- 949.3 History of Belgium --- History of Belgium --- Urbanisation --- Infrastructures --- Regional planning - Belgium - History - 20th century --- City planning - Belgium - History - 20th century --- Urban policy - Belgium - History - 20th century --- Infrastructure (Economics) - Belgium --- Housing policy - Belgium - History - 20th century --- Architecture and state - Belgium - History - 20th century --- Architecture - Belgium - History - 20th century