Green Belts - a celebration
Language: English Series: Countryside Voice ; Summer 2005, 42-45(3)Publication details: 2005Subject(s): Summary: Provides a brief history of green belts from Ebenezer Howard and the Garden City movement, to present day. Considers the green belt system, encircling English cities and establishing boundaries between rural and urban, to have been a successful planning template. Describes the numerous assaults on the green belts across England since their inception and makes a plea for preserving them as much for the benefit of the cities as the countryside. Maps show the locations of England's green belts.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | L129995 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 129995-1001 |
Provides a brief history of green belts from Ebenezer Howard and the Garden City movement, to present day. Considers the green belt system, encircling English cities and establishing boundaries between rural and urban, to have been a successful planning template. Describes the numerous assaults on the green belts across England since their inception and makes a plea for preserving them as much for the benefit of the cities as the countryside. Maps show the locations of England's green belts.