London is characterised by its great estates - the long-term ownership of large tracts of land.
By bringing together many of the capital's original and newer great estates, the second edition - produced with RIBA Publishing a decade after the first - tells an enduring story of evolving development. It describes how a resilient cycle of change and renewal has been created through ongoing ownership and management of freehold assets and their lease terms. Today, this long-term attitude to investment, development and management has informed the realisation of new large-scale and mixed-use areas of the capital.
Providing a comprehensive picture of London's estates, this edition sets out for the future what can be drawn from the most successful principle of placemaking. Part retrospective, part forward-looking, the book provides lessons on place-shaping management and stewardship for global cities looking to learn from this unique London model.
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