India and the buildings of the Raj.

From: Contemporary Review | Date: November 1, 2002| Author: Ninian, Alex | Copyright information

THERE are plenty of examples of where improvements in the physical environment of towns and cities become the precursor of improvements in the lifestyle and well-being of their citizens. The decline or exodus of old industries has been reversed by towns and cities all over the world making a feature of historic landmarks, creating museums and exhibitions, building concert halls and opera houses, developing parks, open spaces, and walkways, cleaning up rivers, canals and docks, turni...

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