"An Environmental History of Twentieth Century Britain" provides an introduction to the policy making designed to protect and enhance the rural and urban environments of 20th-century Britain. Sheail illustrates how some of the most pressing concerns came to be recognized, and a response made. Policy making is reviewed within the wider context of a growing awareness of the role of environmental issues in the creation of wealth and social wellbeing for us all. This text should be useful reading for all those who are concerned with environmental issues in Britain.