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Environmental History of the UK Defence Estate, 1945 to the Present

Environmental History of the UK Defence Estate, 1945 to the Present PDF Author: Marianna Dudley
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ISBN: 9781474211222
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 273

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This book explores the environmental history of the British military through a comparative framework of five key sites in England and Wales. The military presence at these places, it is claimed, has protected them from more damaging land uses such as intensive agriculture, urban sprawl and industrial development. The book examines such claims and explores how and why the military has embraced nature conservation policies. The greening of the MOD and khaki conservation are critically examined in an historical context. The emergence of the training landscapes as protected spaces is contrasted wi.