Twyford Down : roads, campaigning, and environmental law / / Barbara Bryant ; with contributions from Graham Anderson, Peter Kunzlik, Jonathon Porritt

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910779936303321
• Autore: Bryant Barbara
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : E & FN Spon, , 1996
• ISBN: 1-135-82048-1; 1-135-82049-X; 1-138-42449-8; 1-280-40491-4; 9786610404919; 0-203-47571-2
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (356 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): AndersonGraham; KunzlikPeter F; PorrittJonathon
• Disciplina: 333.77; 388.1220942273; 711.730942294
• Soggetti: Express highways - Design and construction - Environmental aspects - England - Twyford Down; Express highways - Design and construction - Political aspects - England - Twyford Down
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 282-294) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Annotated aerial photograph of Twyford Down; Introduction to Twyford Down; The campaign to save Twyford Down begins; The 1985 Public Inquiry; September 1985 to April 1987; The Road to Damascus; June 1986 to April 1987; National organizations reappraise the damage and impact of the Cutting route; April 1987 to August 1987; Prelude to the reopening of the Public Inquiry; Reopened Public Inquiry in 1987; March 1988 to 1989; The transition from local campaign to national environmental issue; 1990 Challenging the Government's decision; 1991 A viable alternative: the tolled tunnelThe 1992 General Election; ; Tactical voting and the end of the campaign; Postscript; The legal battle: 'an astonishing intervention'; Twyford Down: the aftermath; Glossary; Appendix; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The Twyford Down story is set in a political and historical framework in order to examine the key issues affecting road planning and environmental protection: the system of route selection; Crown development; government agents, NGOs and locally elected authorities; conservation legislation; subsidiarity; lobbying techniques; and the role of the press. Written in a lively style and vividly illustrated, Twyford Down will appeal to environmental advisors, policy makers and planners as well as lobbyists and those interested in the environment.