Planning – SMIDAN

Using the Digimap data download service, CodePoint data in .csv format was acquired for the SO50 District. The .csv file was amended; the column ‘Non-domestic_DPs’ was removed due to it containing a non-readable hyphen. The .csv file was then added to ArcMap using ‘add data’. A coordinate system was added via the tools menu and the ‘add XY data’ function. The X field was selected as easting, and Y northing. The British National Grid was chosen as the coordinate system. The table data was then converted to a shape file (.shp) using ‘export data’ and added to ArcMap. The original, now redundant, SO50 .csv file was then removed.

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Fordism has influenced the design of cities from its conception in the early part of the 20^th Century. It has influenced lifestyles and changed the face of industry (Sheldrake, 1996). The impacts of Fordism can be felt throughout the century but to understand its level of influence it must be understood what the city was like before the Fordist era. By charting the progress of change in the city throughout the 20^th Century up to the 21^st it can be established how they have adapted and to what extent Fordism played in that change. The effects will be examined in various cities in the USA and Europe from the period of 19^th to the 21^st Century.

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