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This illustrated history portrays one of England's finest cities - Sheffield. Using photographs taken from the unique Historic England Archive.

This illustrated history portrays one of England's finest cities - Nottingham. Using photographs taken from the unique Historic England Archive.

This volume is a retrospective publication of contributions originally to two national conferences / seminars held in Sheffield, on the theme of 'Urban Environments - History, Biodiversity and Culture'. To the updated papers from those events we have added invited current contributions on the themes of urban nature and urban ecology. Ideas and issues in urban ecology become more significant as globalisation, urbanisation and cultural severance...

Ian D. Rotherham offers an illustrated history of Sheffield, one of Britain's great industrial centres.

Explores the rich and fascinating history of Sheffield through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.

Discusses the strategic location between the rivers and on dry land surrounded by extensive wetlands.

For at least half a century since the emergence of Country Parks and Forest Parks, countryside services have provided leisure, tourism, conservation, restoration and regeneration across Britain

The fascinating story of Britain's Roman Baths right up to the present day.

Beautiful postcards capture old Sheffield city centre in all its glory.

A standpoint of many of the contributions is that it is important or even vital to understand the past, our history, if we are to address effectively future environmental challenges. Often, this is not the case, since the environment and nature, are treated as ‘natural’ rather than eco-cultural. Issues of common ownership and rights to natural resources present major challenges in the contemporary global world and the market forces of capital ...

The Lost Fens is the history of the cultural landscape of the Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, and Yorkshire Fenlands from the Humber and the Vale of York, to Norfolk. The book draws together the story of changing landscapes, lost cultures and ways of life, and the wildlife that has gone, too. This story of destruction is the most dramatic example of ecological destruction in our history. Between 6, 000 and 10, 000 square kilometres of wetland pr...

This book addresses critical issues of changing ecology and ecosystems consequent on urbanisation, globalisation, climate change, and human cultural influences. Human-induced and natural climate changes and globalisation accelerate hybridisation, anthropogenic influences causing disturbance, nutrient enrichment, habitat replacement (formation and destruction), and global dispersal of species. The ecological processes driving changes are ‘natur...

Full-colour guide to the history, landscape, people and wildlife of North Yorkshire's stunning coastline

Full-colour guide to the history, landscape, people and wildlife of the stunning coastline of Holderness

The real history of the legendary home of Robin Hood. Lavishly illustrated full-colour companion to Sherwood Forest and the surrounding area. Sherwood and the Dukeries have been major tourist destinations for over two centuries. Sherwood Forest is the East Midlands' No. 1 free attraction.

This major book explores commons, lands and rights of usage in common, traditional and customary practices, and the cultural nature of 'landscapes'. Importantly, it addresses now critical matters of 'cultural severance' and largely unrecognized impacts on biodiversity and human societies, and implications for conservation, sustainability, and local economies. The book takes major case studies and perspectives from around the world, to address ...

Beautiful full-colour pictures capture the city of Nottingham in all its former glory

Beautiful full-colour images capture old York in all its glory

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This volume rigorously examines the issues surrounding countryside management in Britain, providing a critical overview of the history and importance of countryside management, detailing the achievements of a largely forgotten sector and highlighting its pivotal yet often underappreciated role in the wellbeing of people and communities.