{"product_id":"9780711236899","title":"22 Ideas That Saved the English Countryside: The Campaign to Protect Rural England","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) is one of the world-s longest running environmental groups, marshalling the conservation movement in England since 1926. This book celebrates the achievements of the CPRE and associated groups in bequeathing to the present generation a countryside that is still a repository of beauty and tranquillity, despite 300 years of sustained development and population growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e22 Ideas That Saved the English Countryside\u003c\/i\u003e re-asserts the vision and durability of the CPRE-s key arguments and those of historic partners including The National Trust, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and the Ramblers- Association. public.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book contains contributions from leading thinkers, campaigners and high-profile supporters, including Julia Bradbury, Tony Robinson, John le Carré, Andrew Motion and Simon Jenkins, as well as archive images and beautiful colour photography of present day landscapes, which show what has been saved, what has been protected for ever, and, on occasion, what has been lost - often the most poignant images of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ideas include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eControlling Ribbon Development \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of CPRE's earliest campaigns was to curtail urban sprawl alongside arterial roads. Through the coordination of public and political support, the Restriction of Ribbon Development Act of 1935 protected views of the countryside from the encroachments of suburbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Parks \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWordsworth-s 1810 description of the Lakes as a -sort of national property- culminated in CPRE-s long campaign for National Parks, which in turn was inspired by the world-s first National Parks like Yellowstone in 1874.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Green and Pleasant Land\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to historian David Cannadine, 'the English countryside was . . . the very embodiment of decency, Englishness, national character and national identity'. This theme has been expressed by authors from Shakespeare and Spencer through to Kenneth Grahame and George Orwell. As more of us live in cities, the English obsession with escaping to the countryside has grown. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUrban Regeneration\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery home built on a previously developed 'brownfield' site saves a piece of green field. The efficient renovation of derelict buildings and and land offer a new opportunity to create new urban housing to be set against unspoiled countryside. The creation of new public spaces and pedestrianised zones since the 1960s have made cities more pleasant places to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lincoln, Frances Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025103831280,"sku":"9780711236899","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780711236899_p0.jpg?v=1763622589","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780711236899","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}