Robin H Best
Biographic Data
| ID | 1688412 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robin H Best |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robin H |
| FAMILY NAME | Best |
| SIGNATURE | BEST R H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wye College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1960 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Urban Countryside: The Land-Use Structure of Small Towns and Villages in England and Wales
The Density-size Rule
Regional Conversions of Agricultural Land to Urban Use in England and Wales, 1945-67
Extent of Urban Growth and Agricultural Displacement in Post-War Britain
The rate of urban growth at the expense of agricultural land should not be exaggerated. Between 1960 and 1965 it amounted to about 44,000 acres a year in Great Britain. This scale of loss is a third less than the peak attained in pre-war years and, although there have been considerable annual fluctuations in the post-war period, no sustained increase in the rate of transfer has been evident. Notable contrasts in urban growth exist between and wit…
The Changing Location of Intensive Crops
Recent Changes and Future Prospects of Land Use in England and Wales
In terms of land area, urbanization has undoubtedly been the main generator of changes in land use over the greater part of the present century. Even so, our urban-orientated society, with some 80 per cent of the population living in adminis? trative urban areas, may tend to over-emphasize the scale of this change because of constant contact with, and therefore awareness of, the processes of urbanization in action. Visually, urban growth, even mo…
Land for New Towns
The Changing Use of Land in Britain
The Changing Use of Land in Britain
The Land of Britain: Its Use and Misuse
The Major Land Uses of Great Britain
Regional Conversions of Agricultural Land to Urban Use in England and Wales, 1945-67
Recent Changes and Future Prospects of Land Use in England and Wales
In terms of land area, urbanization has undoubtedly been the main generator of changes in land use over the greater part of the present century. Even so, our urban-orientated society, with some 80 per cent of the population living in adminis? trative urban areas, may tend to over-emphasize the scale of this change because of constant contact with, and therefore awareness of, the processes of urbanization in action. Visually, urban growth, even mo…
The Land of Britain: Its Use and Misuse
Extent of Urban Growth and Agricultural Displacement in Post-War Britain
The rate of urban growth at the expense of agricultural land should not be exaggerated. Between 1960 and 1965 it amounted to about 44,000 acres a year in Great Britain. This scale of loss is a third less than the peak attained in pre-war years and, although there have been considerable annual fluctuations in the post-war period, no sustained increase in the rate of transfer has been evident. Notable contrasts in urban growth exist between and wit…
The Urban Countryside: The Land-Use Structure of Small Towns and Villages in England and Wales
Land for New Towns
The Major Land Uses of Great Britain
The Major Land Uses of Great Britain
The Land of Britain: Its Use and Misuse
The Changing Use of Land in Britain
The Changing Use of Land in Britain
Recent Changes and Future Prospects of Land Use in England and Wales
In terms of land area, urbanization has undoubtedly been the main generator of changes in land use over the greater part of the present century. Even so, our urban-orientated society, with some 80 per cent of the population living in adminis? trative urban areas, may tend to over-emphasize the scale of this change because of constant contact with, and therefore awareness of, the processes of urbanization in action. Visually, urban growth, even mo…
Land for New Towns
The Changing Location of Intensive Crops
Extent of Urban Growth and Agricultural Displacement in Post-War Britain
The rate of urban growth at the expense of agricultural land should not be exaggerated. Between 1960 and 1965 it amounted to about 44,000 acres a year in Great Britain. This scale of loss is a third less than the peak attained in pre-war years and, although there have been considerable annual fluctuations in the post-war period, no sustained increase in the rate of transfer has been evident. Notable contrasts in urban growth exist between and wit…
Regional Conversions of Agricultural Land to Urban Use in England and Wales, 1945-67
The Density-size Rule
The Urban Countryside: The Land-Use Structure of Small Towns and Villages in England and Wales
Geography (10 works) · Urbanization and City Planning (8 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Land use (5 works) · Civil engineering (4 works) · Engineering (4 works) · Land Rights and Reforms (4 works) · Rural development and sustainability (4 works) · Agricultural economics (2 works) · Agricultural land (2 works)