"New Towns lo Starve In"
Received Saturdav 1 a.m. LONDON, Sept. 2. The Professor of Social Geography at London Uni versitv, Dr. Laurence Stamp in his presidential address to the geography section of the British Association at Newcastle, said R-ritain seemed to be heading for a "new towns to starve in. " The- standards for the new towns were one acre per ten person s. Ev'ery 1000 acres taken robbed 179-) people of their share in food-produeing land. Dr® Stamp said the planning of land use might completely fail to improve British living standards.- "The housinq schemes conflict with food production a^id security needs, and conflict w.ith amenity interests. Much that we are d"ing- may well have to be undone if shaoa ia -xiot to xesult,,J o
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Chronicle (Levin), 3 September 1949, Page 5
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