First published in 1975, this was a new approach to the study of environmental planning and problems. Planning had hitherto been described as a technical exercise, involving the solving of biological and economic problems. Here it is seen as an ideological activity.

Preface. 1. The Environment Fashion 2. The Politics of Planning 3. The Idea of Town Planning before 1909 4. Town and Country Planning, 1909-1947 5. 1947 and All That 6. Environmental Issues after 1965 7. Political Theory and Planning: The Orthodoxy 8. Political Theory and Planning: Heterodox 9. 'Participation' in the Planning Process 10. Pressure-group Strategies and Conservation 11. Visionary Planning. Index.