The author of the book is Peter Ambrose. It provides information particularly for those seeking an overview of housing development in Britain in the 1980s and 1990s.Peter Ambrose argues that the changes in the environments during the "neo-liberal" period during the 1970s have increased inequalities, been wasteful of urban resources, and have frequently been self-defeating. The author of the book writes that houses should be accessible because it is central element in the infrastructure of an area-equally important with for, for example, power supply and roads as a precondition for optimum regional economic performance. Also the writer present a set of statistical data drawn from standards sources to compare three sharply contrasting local authority areas, Tower(a London borough) knowsley,and Wokingham . Comparison with processes elsewhere in Europe helps to confirm the view that recent deregulatory strategies have produced many adverse effects and underlines the need to move back to land development procedures that show a better balance between the private, public and voluntary sectors and a greater sensitivity to users of the environment.The another positive element of the book is that it explains the processes of generate and regenerate the urban area ,which is helpful to clarifying the common elements in the built landscape homes,offices,shops ,warehouse ,factories ,leisure centers and so-on. Also highlight general model including the stages of promotion financing, construction ,allocation and subsequent management. Provides information about the different categories of development; private development undertaken as investment where the aim is capital accumulation via a future flow of rentals. And development undertaken by public agencies –housing built and managed by elected local authorities. And category of development undertaken for capital accumulative motives-property built for sale. Category of development undertaken by what is known as the voluntary sector’. This form of development is, generally speaking more common in other European countries enjoys growing political and financial support here. The book will be invaluable to those interested in the development of the built environment and especially to those concerned with the extent to which democratic accountability is being eroded. And this only restricted to the neo-liberal changing environment. and it’s not truly applicable in all areas in all times. Also possible a significant gaps in our understanding of the scope for environmental innovation within the property business. These gaps include; (i) the decision-making process driving property development, (ii) the social contexts of development processes, (iii) the impact of socio-economic change on the property industry, (iv) the pressures on and limits to the agency of development professionals presented by the structure of the property industry. In last, peter Ambrose book provides good information about the changing occurs in the environment in neo-liberal period 1970s. And it very much successful in creating an environment to think how change occur in the neo-liberal period 1970s and how to improve it.
