This book presents a full description and interpretation of the changes that have occurred in the United Kingdom during the 1990s. It offers an understanding of the social, economic, political, and physical forces bringing about the changes in the United Kingdom.

List of figures -- List of tables -- List of boxes -- List of contributors -- Preface -- 1 Introduction /Ron Johnston -- 2 Water resources /Vince Gardiner -- 3 Energy /Keith Chapman -- 4 Earth resources /John Blunden -- 5 Agriculture /Ian Bowler -- 6 Transport /Brian Turton -- 7 Manufacturing industry /David Sadler -- 8 Labour markets /Jamie Peck and Adam Tickell -- 9 Demography /Tony Champion -- 10 Towns and cities /David Herbert -- 11 Rural change and development /Malcolm Moseley -- 12 Life chances and lifestyles /Daniel Dorling and Mary Shaw -- 13 Leisure and consumption /David Crouch -- 14 Cultures of difference /Peter Jackson -- 15 Local government and governance /Joe Painter -- 16 A (dis)United Kingdom /Charles Pattie -- 17 Human occupance and the physical environment /David Jones -- 18 Atmospheric, terrestrial and aquatic pollution /Jonathan Horner -- 19 Climate change /Mike Hulme -- 20 Conservation and preservation /Chris Park -- 21 Growing into the twenty-first century: social futures /Hugh Matthews -- 22 Growing into the twenty-first century: environmental futures /Vince Gardiner -- Index.