When all the prophets of gloom and doom have had their say, politicians, industrialists professionals and individuals still have to get on with their job of managing the environment This book has come to be regarded as one of the most practical and realistic contributions

towards the solution of our crushing world problems. Taking the overcrowded British Isles as a model, which is directly relevant to

the scene in America and elsewhere, Robert Arvill, who initiated and organized the influential European Conservation Year of 1970 discusses our use and misuse of the land, air and water on which human and wild life depend for healthy existence. And in this edition he has updated and expanded his text with supplements on such critical issues as urbanization, pollution and participation. His concise and thorough study remains what the

Architects Journal called a mine of

information on the details of environmental planning.