PLANNING, WATER SUPPLIES AND MINISTERIAL POWER IN INTER-WAR BRITAIN |
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| Authors: | JOHN SHEAIL |
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| Institution: | John Sheail is an historical geographer and Principal Scientific Officer at the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology (Natural Environment Research Council), Huntingdon. |
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| Abstract: | Despite several attempts to reform the structure of the water industry, little was achieved in the inter-war period. Three phases in the perception of water-use planning can be discerned, namely the period of post-First World War reconstruction, the years 1929–34, and those of 1935–39. The allocation of water resources affected property rights so closely that Parliament was particularly reluctant to delegate its regulatory powers over the industry to ministers and their officials. |
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