From 'laissez-faire' to 'homes fit for heroes': housing in Dundee 1868-1919
Abstract
The thesis begins by discussing the process of
urbanisation in nineteenth-century Scotland, the nature of
urban social problems and housing as an urban issue. However,
the major concern of the research has been to examine how most
people consumed housing in Dundee between 1868 and 1919, a
period when the dominant form of provision - private
landlordism - underwent crisis.
A major time-slice has been taken for Dundee in 1911,
using the valuation rolls, allowing the tenure pattern to be
mapped and the pattern of ownership and management to be
analysed. Tensions arising from the landlord-tenant
relationship and tenure distinctions are highlighted,
including the missive system, evictions and the rent crises of
1912 and 1915.
Local government activity has been examined, especially
the powers vested in local officials and the actions they
took, particularly in the way this affected landlords, factors
and tenants. The nature and form of slum crusades as a
response to the perceived, failure of the urban environment is
discussed. The changes in policy, which led to the first
state-aided council, housing scheme in Scotland, have been
researched.
Finally the thesis turns to living space and examines the
connections between women, planning and the home.
Overall the thesis is intended to be a major contribution to
the social history and social geography of Dundee.
Type
Thesis, PhD Doctor of Philosophy
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