A New View of Britain

Part 1 Urban Britain: contrasting images of urban Britain; the quality of life in British towns; contemporary city and town centres; the changing nature of retailing; the inner city; the outer estates; recreation in the urban environment; pressure and conflict at the urban fringe; counter-urbanization. Part 2 Industrial Britain: some views of industrial Britain; de-industrialization; reviving old industrial areas; the advent of high technology industry; the service industrial Britain; Britain's energy supplies; industrial pollution. Part 3 Rural Britain: rurality and life in rural Britain; contemporary issues in British farming; rural landscapes; rural settlements and services; industry and rural development; recreation in rural Britain. Part 4 Upland Britain: the challenge of upland Britain; the prospect for farming in the uplands; forestry in the hills; mineral extraction in the uplands; water resources in upland Britain; recreation in the uplands. Part 5 Coastal Britain: conflict and change along the coast; managing coastal processes and landforms; coastal flooding; managing estuaries; coastal ecosystems; pollution around the coast; recreation at the coast. Part 6 Protected Britain: why protect?; conservation in towns; Britain's industrial heritage; protecting Britain's landscape; protecting Britain's coasts.