Remaking the landscape: the changing face of Britain

Abstract

British landscapes - from the tip of Scotland to the toe of Cornwall, including the cities - are under huge pressure from shifting population and increasing travel, climate change, new patterns of work and leisure, and changing farming practices. Many fear that these changes can only damage the landscape, but this is not the whole story. For example, the 'edgelands' around big cities have blossoming wildlife and are home to endangered species. And the current crisis in farming gives a chance to do things better in future. Twelve expert contributors, including Simon Jenkins, Crispin Tickell, Oliver Rackham, Marion Shoard, Philip Lowe and David Cannadine, develop exciting ideas, covering such issues as the urban landscape, climate change, woodlands, the aftermath of foot and mouth, ecology and sustainable development. With essays on Scotland and Wales by James Hunter and Richard Keen, and an introduction and afterword by Jennifer Jenkins, this is an important, stimulating and intelligent account of the land we live on.

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