Question
Write the steps taken to clean up London in the 19th and 20th century.
Solution
The steps taken to clean up London:
(i)Attempts were made to decongest localities, green the open spaces, reduce pollution and landscape the city.
(ii)Large blocks of apartments were built, akin to those in Berlin and New York – cities which had similar housing problems.
(iii)Rent control was introduced in Britain during the First World War to ease the impact of a severe housing shortage.
(i)Attempts were made to decongest localities, green the open spaces, reduce pollution and landscape the city.
(ii)Large blocks of apartments were built, akin to those in Berlin and New York – cities which had similar housing problems.
(iii)Rent control was introduced in Britain during the First World War to ease the impact of a severe housing shortage.
