1st Edition

Campaigning for the Environment

By Jeremy Richardson, Richard Kimber Copyright 1974
238 Pages
by Routledge

238 Pages
by Routledge

238 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1974 Campaigning for the Environment addresses the issue of the environmental lobby. Using seven case-studies from the time of publication, the book covers the important aspects of environmental campaigning, where the environment has been threatened and where pressure groups have been formed to defend it. The book discusses the political problems of protecting and... Read more

Preface

1. Introduction

2. Preserving Our Heritage: The Historic City of York, D.M. Palliser

3. The National Smoke Abatement Society and the Clean Air Act (1956), J.B. Sanderson

4. Power Lines Across the South Downs, H.R. Burroughes

5. The Politics of Manchester’s Water Supply 1961-7, Susan J. Dolbey

6. The Minister’s Line: Or, the M4 Comes to Berkshire, Roy Gregory

7. The Juggernauts: Public Opposition to Heavy Lorries, Richard Kimber

8. The Roskillers: Cublington Fights the Airport, Richard Kimber

9. Conclusion: Tactics and Strategies

Further Reading

Biography

Jeremy Richardson, Richard Kimber