Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Annotated aerial photograph of Twyford Down; Introduction to Twyford Down; The campaign to save Twyford Down begins; The 1985 Public Inquiry; September 1985 to April 1987; The Road to Damascus; June 1986 to April 1987; National organizations reappraise the damage and impact of the Cutting route; April 1987 to August 1987; Prelude to the reopening of the Public Inquiry; Reopened Public Inquiry in 1987; March 1988 to 1989; The transition from local campaign to national environmental issue; 1990 Challenging the Government's decision
1991 A viable alternative: the tolled tunnelThe 1992 General Election; Tactical voting and the end of the campaign; Postscript; The legal battle: 'an astonishing intervention'; Twyford Down: the aftermath; Glossary; Appendix; Index
Summary
The Twyford Down story is set in a political and historical framework in order to examine the key issues affecting road planning and environmental protection: the system of route selection; Crown development; government agents, NGOs and locally elected authorities; conservation legislation; subsidiarity; lobbying techniques; and the role of the press. Written in a lively style and vividly illustrated, Twyford Down will appeal to environmental advisors, policy makers and planners as well as lobbyists and those interested in the environment
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-294) and index
