This title was first published in 1986 during a recession much like that faced in recent years; which placed immense pressure on the British planning system and led to social unrest in the inner cities and in many disadvantaged areas. Within this context; Peter Ambrose outlines the features of land development and explores the circumstances of post-war planning. The central section of the book deals with the key forces at work in land development ndash; finance; the construction industry and the local and central state ndash; and explains how they interact. Using a number of case-studies; including the greenfield urban fringe and Londonrsquo;s docklands; as well as examples drawn from other countries; Ambrose provides an essential background to the British planning system and the problems still faced by it today.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Highly recommendedmdash;the intersection of craft; race; gender; botany; and moreBy Aimee LeeThis is an excellent and meticulously-researched book written in prose that makes it easy for the general reader to follow. It gives a fascinating history of the migration of lace-bark from Africa to the Caribbean; focusing mainly on Jamaica but noting its presence in Cuba in Haiti; and the uses and meanings of lace-bark in a slave culture and beyond emancipation. Anyone interested in global textile traditions; paper prototypes; human inventions using botanical materials; and the cultural implications of dress; race; and womens work will find this book rewarding. A final plea at the end of the book asks us to consider the near extinction of these special trees (Lagetta lagetto) and to keep them in mind when designating protected areas or before clearing native habitats for development.
