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The Green London Way: Walking the City's History and Wildlife
Bob Gilbert
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Description for The Green London Way: Walking the City's History and Wildlife
Paperback. The Green London Way is an alternative approach to the exploration of London. The book describes a hundred mile walk circling the capital, but, uniquely, also offers insightful histories of London's people and a commentary on its abundant local wildlife. Num Pages: 217 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WQH; WSZC; WTHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 434. Walking the City's History and Wildlife. 217 pages, maps. The Green London Way is an alternative approach to the exploration of London. The book describes a hundred mile walk circling the capital, but, uniquely, also offers insightful histories of London's people and a commentary on its abundant local wildlife. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WQH; WSZC; WTHC. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 9. Weight: 422.
The Green London Way is an alternative approach to the exploration of London. The book describes a hundred mile walk circling the capital, but, uniquely, also offers insightful histories of London's people and a commentary on its abundant local wildlife. The walk, divided into manageable sections, each with maps by Graham Scrivener (the 'urban Wainwright'), traverses London's tow paths, woodlands and commons, examining links between local human history and the landscape on which it is founded. This updated version of the text also incorporates discussion of the rapid developments in London in the past twenty years, analysing the features which ... Read more
The Green London Way is an alternative approach to the exploration of London. The book describes a hundred mile walk circling the capital, but, uniquely, also offers insightful histories of London's people and a commentary on its abundant local wildlife. The walk, divided into manageable sections, each with maps by Graham Scrivener (the 'urban Wainwright'), traverses London's tow paths, woodlands and commons, examining links between local human history and the landscape on which it is founded. This updated version of the text also incorporates discussion of the rapid developments in London in the past twenty years, analysing the features which ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Lawrence & Wishart
Number of pages
217
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
217
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781907103452
SKU
V9781907103452
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-17
About Bob Gilbert
Bob Gilbert is a long-standing campaigner for the protection of urban open spaces and public access. A pioneer of inner city conservation, his varied career has also ranged from stand-up comedian to Director of Sustainability at a London local authority. Now living with his family in the East End, he continues to write widely on green issues and has an ... Read more
Reviews for The Green London Way: Walking the City's History and Wildlife
'Bob Gilbert successfully charts a network of green veins to feed and sustain the city's poisoned sleep. To follow the narrative circuit of his walk should, miraculously, transport us to a more human expenditure of time.' Ian Sinclair