Ravetz, Alison
RAVETZ, Alison
RAVETZ, Alison. British, b. 1930. Genres: Architecture, Homes/Gardens, Regional/Urban planning, Urban studies. Career: Leeds Metropolitan University, professor emeritus. Publications: Model Estate: Planned Housing at Quarry Hill, Leeds, 1974; Remaking Cities: Contradictions of the Recent Urban Environment, 1980; The Government of Space: Town Planning in Modern Society, 1986; The Place of Home: English Domestic Environments 1914-2000, 1995; Council Housing and Culture: The History of a Social Experiment, 2001. Address: 42 Dominion Ave, Leeds LS7 4NN, England.
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