Part One: The New Town Idea I. THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE NEW TOWNS II. STEVENAGE-A BACKWARD GLANCE III. THE STEVENAGE PROJECT Part Two: The New Town Plan IV. SOCIOLOGICAL COMPONENTS V. LOCAL INTERESTS Part Three: The New Town Machinery VI. THE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION page VII. COUNCIL-PLANNER RELATIONS VIII. CORPORATION-GOVERNMENT RELATIONS IX. REVIEW AND DISCUSSION