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CANAL PORTS: THE URBAN ACHIEVEMENT OF THE CANAL AGE

Written by J. Douglas Porteous
Published by Academic Press in 1977
ISBN: 0125619502

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CANAL PORTS: THE URBAN ACHIEVEMENT OF THE CANAL AGE
Written by J. Douglas Porteous.
Stock no. 2135950
1st. 1977. Hardback. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w diagrams and photos. ISBN: 0125619502. Bumping to spine. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with a few closed tears; unevenly browned.

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Cover of CANAL PORTS: THE URBAN ACHIEVEMENT OF THE CANAL AGE by J. Douglas Porteous

Contents

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of figures
  • List of Tables
  • Perspective
  • 1 The Canal Age, 1760-1830
  • Transport before the canal
  • River improvement
  • The Canal solution
  • Notes
  • 2 The Impact of Canals on Existing Settlements
  • Regional Specialisation
  • Industrial and Urban Growth
  • Port Development
  • Notes
  • 3 The Creation of Settlements by Canals
  • Urban Genesis: The Context
  • Canal-created settlements in Britain
  • Locational Decision Making
  • Canal-created River Ports
  • Notes
  • 4 Runcorn in the Canal Age
  • Runcorn Before the Canal
  • The Decision Making Context
  • The Initial Terminal
  • Trade and Port Development
  • Competition by Water and Rail after 1800
  • Urban Developments
  • Notes
  • 5 Stourport and the Canal Age
  • Stourport before the Canal
  • The Decision Making Context
  • The Initial Terminal
  • Port Development
  • The Effects of competition
  • Notes
  • 6 Ellesmere Port in the Canal Age
  • Ellesmere Port before the Canal
  • The Decision Making Context
  • The Initial Terminal
  • The Passenger Period
  • The Revolution in Trade after 1835
  • Notes
  • 7 Goole in the Canal Age
  • Goole Before the Canal
  • The Decision Making Context
  • The Initial Terminal
  • The Establishment of a Seaport
  • The New Town
  • Port Expansion and Trade Recession after 1835
  • Notes
  • 8 The Challenge of the Railways, 1830-1918
  • Runcorn
  • Stourport
  • Ellesmere Port
  • Goole
  • Port Developments to 1913
  • Notes
  • 9 Canal Ports in the Motor Age, 1918-73
  • Runcorn
  • Stourport
  • Ellesmere Port
  • Goole
  • Port Developments after 1918
  • Notes
  • Retrospect
  • 10 Conclusion: A Canal Port Model
  • Canal Port Genesis
  • Canal Port Development
  • Testing the Model: Grangemouth
  • Any (Canal) Port
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Appendices