Developed form a research report for the Department of the Environment, this book presents an analysis of the problems experienced when the green belt restraint was implemented around London. First published in 1983, it critically examines the Metropolitan Green Belt.

Developed form a major research report for the Department of the Environment, this book presents a comprehensive analysis of the problems experienced when the the green belt restraint was implemented around London. Attitudes to land-use planning changed rapidly: planning powers devolved from counties to districts: and regional planning was largely dismantled. This book fills a major gap in the literature by critically examinig the Metropolitan Green Belt. This book was first published in 1983.