Town and Country Planning in Britain

`There is still no comprehensive alternative and therefore the arrival of this 10th edition is very welcome...This book is the product of excellent scholarship and wide reading, and has excellent references to government research and professional publications, as I have come to expect from Cullingworth.' - Cities `Cullingworth's skill is in the sequential narration of fundamental themes which every student of planning must digest.' - Landscape Research. This is the tenth edition of a book which has become the leading review of the British planning system. First published in 1964, "Town and Country Planning in Britain" has established itself as an indispensable textbook for students and an interesting and informative guide for the general reader. For this new edition the text has been comprehensively revised and updated. The dramatic changes brought about by the Thatcher government are documented and their implications for planning are discussed. New material is included which reflects the increased concern for the environment in general and the countryside in particular.