History of Nature Conservation in Britain
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1997
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 309
ISBN-13: 9780203440032
Subjects: Great Britain; Nature conservation; History
Description: This 2nd and fully revised edition offers insights into the campaign for countryside access and protection and considers topical concerns afresh. It examines unwelcome choices for the future and Britain's role in the global conservation debate.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of plates; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; The why and the wherefore; 'Prehistory': Isolation and ideals; 1890 1940: Societies and suburbia; 1940s: National parks and nature reserves; 1950s: Refuges and reconstruction; 1960s: New conservationists and the Countryside Acts; 1970s: Going public and getting places; 1980s: Building bridges and bringing down barriers; 1990s: Government inertia and global initiative; Future: The mechanics and the mission; References and further reading; Species Index; General Index.