An Environmental History of Twentieth-Century Britain

by Sheail, John

• ISBN13: 9780333949818
• ISBN10: 0333949811
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Red Globe Pr

Summary

Environmental history has grown apace since 1970. The book breaks new ground in illustrating how some of the most pressing concerns came to be recognized, and a response made. Policymaking is reviewed within the wider context of a growing awareness on the part of government and business of the role of environmental issues in wealth creation and social wellbeing.

Author Biography

John Sheail is a Senior Principal Scientific Officer in the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (Natural Environment Research Council), and Deputy Head of its Research Site at Monks Wood in Cambridgeshire. He is also External Professor of Geography at the University of Loughborough

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Histories of Their Time	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
A Twentieth-Century Conspectus	p. 5
The Management of Change	p. 12
Introduction	p. 12
Housing and Town Planning	p. 17
Local Planning	p. 20
National Planning	p. 27
Political Laboratories	p. 33
A Vision Lost	p. 41
Nature Incorporated	p. 46
Introduction	p. 46
The Sanitary Authorities	p. 48
Sewering the Suburbs	p. 56
New Towns and Oysters	p. 62
The Multi-Purpose Use of Water	p. 72
New Beginnings in Forestry	p. 82
Introduction	p. 82
The Forest Authority	p. 90
Forest Parks	p. 94
Multi-Purpose Forestry	p. 98
A Third Force	p. 103
Introduction	p. 103
The Agricultural Context	p. 109
National Parks	p. 115
Nature Reserves	p. 122
Coastal Preservation	p. 131
The Challenge of Leisure	p. 137
Environmental Conservation	p. 146
Introduction	p. 146
Agricultural Improvement	p. 151
Arresting 'the Engine of Destruction'	p. 158
Towards 'Creative Conservation'	p. 165
Transport and the Environment	p. 177
Introduction	p. 177
'Mixed Blessing'	p. 182
London's Third Airport	p. 191
Commercial Pipelines	p. 196
The Pipe-Lines Act	p. 204
Environmental Assessment	p. 212
Environmental Hazards	p. 218
Introduction	p. 218
Dereliction	p. 227
Before 'Silent Spring'	p. 235
Air Quality	p. 246
The Century of the Environment	p. 257
Introduction	p. 257
Raising Awareness	p. 262
'Movers and Shakers'	p. 271
Bibliography	p. 283
Index	p. 301
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