See structure below indicating an outline with suggestive headings regarding content. This is as succinct as I can get it at this stage. Will likely add/remove items as my research takes shape.
P r e l i m i n a r y ( r o u g h ) S t r u c t u r e
Introduction
Belfast pre-troubles
Intro
Post war Belfast
Evolution of the city and it's built form
Analysis of historical maps
The era of deliberate disconnection
Intro
Social housing and closed communities
Peace walls 'A very, very, temporary measure'
Screaming Voids - Belfast's wastelands
Perceived disconnection: Social/Political/Psychological barriers (perhaps a continuous theme)
Inadvertent Disconnection: the irony of Belfast's transport network
Intro
Belfast city centre: a 1.5mile island
The implementation of the westlink
The wrong side of the motorway (working class communities cut off by a middle class commute)
The spokes of the wheel: Characteristics of Belfast's other arterial routes
Future proposals for infrastructure: Six storey flyovers and part buried roads
Intro
Analysis of the potential impacts of existing proposals
What is the alternative?
Possible examples from other cities; Copenhagen? (maybe)
Conclusion
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