- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Publisher: Phillimore & Co Ltd (10 Oct 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1860772439
- ISBN-13: 978-1860772436
- Product Dimensions: 25.7 x 18.9 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,035,429 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Broads had their origin in medieval peat diggings, but the story of this East Anglian wetland region goes back long before the monasteries and salt production helped generate the demand for fuel that gave rise to the large-scale production of turves, as Robert Malster describes in this new history of the region. Just as the Broads themselves are former peat pits, the Broadland landscape has been shaped by man's activities over the centuries. Grazing marshes were drained and reedbeds cut to provide material for thatching, while the courses of the rivers were shortened and changed to alleviate flooding or to facilitate transport. In the 20th century changes in farming practices brought about more far-reaching alterations to the landscape at the same time that pollution and other factors threatened to destroy the rich flora and fauna that had first attracted visitors to the Broads, giving rise to a boat-hire industry that helped to sustain the local economy. As an environmental disaster was threatened, scientists sought to find out what had caused the many problems and to discover ways of combating them. With global warming and rising sea levels, is the history of the Broads coming to an end? Can this wetland region, a potential World Heritage Site, have any future?
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Format:Hardcover
This book, written by an obvious expert on the subject, deals with the history and present issues facing the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads.
Malster outlines how these waterways came into being, their changing nature and geography and their becoming a holiday destination. He further charts the problems which became serious towards the end of the 20th Century and the steps taken to save the Broads from ecological meltdown and death.
His style is arresting, clear and well-written. I would warmly reccomend this book to anyone interested in the Broads.
Malster outlines how these waterways came into being, their changing nature and geography and their becoming a holiday destination. He further charts the problems which became serious towards the end of the 20th Century and the steps taken to save the Broads from ecological meltdown and death.
His style is arresting, clear and well-written. I would warmly reccomend this book to anyone interested in the Broads.
Format:Paperback
I bought two books on the Norfolk Broads for a friends birthday gift,he had spent many years on holiday in the area,he was absolutely delighted and found that even after many years he was able to learn things he did not know. After passing different places and landmarks for so long he was able to find out useful information and the pictures were great.
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