Rural Change and Planning: England and Wales in the Twentieth Century / Edition 1

by Gordon Cherry, Alan Rogers

Overview

Originally published in 1996 Rural Change and Planning describes the turbulent changes that have occurred in rural England and Wales since the outbreak of the First World War. The book describes the changes from an agriculturally-dominated countryside to one which has had to increasingly adapt to urban pressures. Looking at the changes chronologically, the book provides an integrated history of rural planning in the twentieth century and the developments which have taken place within the State, which has facilitated those changes. The book looks at the social and economic impacts of two world wars on agricultural communities, and the pressures of industry, new settlements and the effects of recreation on rural landscapes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138344709
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/31/2021
Series:	Routledge Revivals
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Cherry, Gordon; Rogers, A.W.

Table of Contents

Preface 1. Twentieth Century Themes 2. The Countryside in 1914 3. The Hiatus of War 1914-1918 4. The Inter-War Years 5. The Hiatus of War: Planning the Countryside 1939-1945 6. Planning for Agriculture and Forestry 7. Rural Economic Change and Policy Since 1945 8. Countryside Recreation and Landscape Protection Since 1945 9. Rural Communities Since 1945 10. Rural Land Use Planning: Post-War Pursuit of Objectives 11. Rural Change and Planning: Threads in the Pattern Bibliography Subject Index

Editorial Reviews

'Rural Change and Planning.... is to be recommended warmly to students who need a clear critical guide to a century of countryside change.' - Urban Studies

'...essential reading for academics and practitioners trying to make sense, and act on behalf, of rural communities.' - Planning Practice and Research

'Cherry and Rogers have harvested and distilled an enormous amount of material and presented it in a logical, lucid and highly readable form - a fitting epitaph for Gordon Cherry, and one that I am certain will be read and re-read by many well into the millenium.' - Planning Practice and Research

'a sure bet for student reading lists...skilled use of examples...concise and lucid analysis' - Planning Perspectives

'...especially useful for students of geography, town planning, environmental studies and landscape planning' - Landscape Design

'Not the least refreshing aspect of this book is that it restores one's somewhat battered faith in the Enlightenment ideal' - Town and Country Planning

'It is a supremely clearly written account by two experienced writers and researchers effortlessly on top of the task in hand' - Town & Country Planning

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