The land of Britain : its use and misuse / L. Dudley Stamp

London : Longmans, in conjunction with Geographical Publications, 1962. 3rd edition. Hardcover. Library copy. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 546 pp.: illustrations ; 29 cm. Contents; The history of the Land Utilisation Survey, 1930-47 -- Land use in Britain, 1931-38 -- The history of land use in Britain -- The distribution of permanent grass -- The distribution of arable land -- The distribution of orchards -- Market gardens and glasshouses -- Moorland, heathland and rough grazing -- The distribution of forest and woodland -- The distribution of settlements -- Access and accessibility as factors in the use of land -- The surface form and underground structure of the Earth's crust and their role -- The influence of climate on land utilisation -- Soils -- Types of farming -- Farms and farm units -- Fertility, productivity and classification of land -- The ecology and spatial distribution of certain cultivated plants and domestic animals -- Wartime changes in land use, 1939-45 -- Some basic principles of land use planning -- Towards national planning, 1941-46 -- Fourteen years of town and country planning, 1947-60. Subjects; Land Utilisation Survey of Britain. Agriculture Great Britain. Real property.