Sebastian Groes, The Making of London. London in Contemporary Literature

rasinger, sebastian, m. (2008). quantitative research in linguistics, an introduction. london: continuum international publishing group.

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The Making of the Modern Metropolis: Evidence from London∗

Modern metropolitan areas involve large concentrations of economic activity and the transport of millions of people each day between their residence and workplace. However, relatively little is known about the role of these commuting ows in promoting agglomeration forces. We use the revolution in transport technology from the invention of steam railways, newly-constructed spatially-disaggregate...

Letter: Gaps in the literature in London medical libraries.

Health impact assessments in London: assessing the London Mayoral strategies.

Between 2001 and 2003 the London Health Commission undertook health impact assessments (HIAs) on a series of strategies developed by the Greater London Authority and the Mayor of London. The HIAs were rapid, each involving a literature review and a participant workshop. In all cases the reports made a series of recommendations that were given to the Mayor. The HIAs led to changes and ensured th...

Hanoverian London: the making of a service town.

UNTIL THE NINETEENTH CENTURY London had two geographical poles, the Court and the Port. Economically both these poles were defined primarily by their relationship to what a subsequent age would call the service sector. They were of course very different. The Court is taken here as a convenient shorthand that includes the government, parliament, the aristocracy and the Court’s allies in the prof...