An Environmental History of Twentieth-Century Britain by John Sheail

An Environmental History of Twentieth-Century Britain by John Sheail

This text provides an introduction to the policy making designed to protect and enhance the rural and urban environments of 20th-century Britain. Sheail illustrates how some of the most pressing concerns came to be recognized, and a response made, by reviewing the policy making process.

'It should be widely used by students and that elusive person, the general reader, since it addresses so many issues of current concern' - Helen Meller, Planning Perspectives 'It is, as anyone who has read one of Sheail's papers or books will expect, meticulous in its attention to detail, judicious in its selection of material, and ruthlessly detached in its view of our past. What becomes quite clear is that anybody interested in any segment of British environmental management in the twentieth century will have to start here.' - Ian Simmons, Environmental History '...a serviceable survey text for undergraduate planning courses or for any adult reader interested in this topic.' - B.C. Pearson, Choice 'Provides an admirably clear account of 'human interaction with the natural world'.' - Northern History 'One will look in vain for a work which promotes the use of available sources for further research into environmental history at the local, regional and national level presented in such a well-formed way.' - Sehepunkte

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.

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ISBN 13	9780333949818
ISBN 10	0333949811
Title	An Environmental History of Twentieth-Century Britain
Author	John Sheail
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2002-03-11
Number of pages	306
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