The Making Of The British Landscape

The Making Of The British Landscape: From the Ice Age to the Present

Non-Fiction, Travel, Travel Writing | Paperback Published on: 05/10/2017
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Synopsis

The British landscape has been continuously occupied by humans for 12,000 years, from the end of the Ice Age till the twenty-first century. It has been transformed from a European peninsula of glacier and tundra to an island of glittering cities and exquisite countryside.

In this geographical journey through time, we discover the ancient relationship between people and place and the deep-rooted tensions between town and countryside.

The twin drivers of landscape change - climate and population - have arguably wielded as much influence on our habitat as monarchs and politics. From tsunamis and farming to Roman debacles and industrial cataclysms, from henge to high-rise and hamlet to metropolis, this is a book about change and adaptation.

As Britain lurches from an exploitative past towards a more sustainable future, this is the story of our age.

  • Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
  • ISBN: 9780753826676
  • Number of pages: 608
  • Weight: 480g
  • Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 42 mm