Environmental History of Britain

The present and future state of the environment gives rise to ever increasing concern but much less is known as yet about the past: the damage that has been done since and by the Industrial Revolution; how far our predecessors were aware of it; the steps they took; and the gradual development of a wider concern for the state of the world and our impact on it. This timely and pioneering survey designed for general readers as well as students and scholars is a substantial contribution to that understanding.