Planning and the rural environment

Book · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1977

OSTI ID:6809766

Davidson, J; Wibberley, G

This book is about the changing fabric of the open countryside: a field neglected by planners who have been preoccupied with the built environment of both town and country. A central theme is the conflict of interest between some of the major rural users and groups. The repercussions for the countryside of changing activities and attitudes in five main areas of rural resource planning are examined: farming, forestry, leisure, and the conservation of wildlife and landscape. Their interactions are then explored in the contrasting environments of the urban fringe and the uplands. Finally, the authors review the development of rural planning, discuss some of the technical and philosophical problems that have emerged, and speculate upon a variety of issues that will shape the countryside of the future. They conclude that the rural environment is changing much more rapidly than many people think; within a generation, many of the characteristics of the present countryside could disappear.

• OSTI ID: 6809766
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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