Description:
Repurposing the Green Belt in the 21st Century examines the history of the green belt in the UK and argues that it is time to review the green belt as an instrument of urban planning and landscape design.
Brief description: Peter Bishop is a professor at The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL.
Review Quotes:
'The best parts of the book take us on a whirlwind tour of green belts and their substitutes, in places as far part as China, Spain, Holland and the USA. ... In the book's best chapter, Rob Roggema makes the case for [The Randstadt's] success.' Context