Centre for Environmental Studies: Papers

Minutes and papers of the governing body of the Centre for Environmental Studies (CES) and of subordinate committees, a selection of working notes of CES staff and fellowship scholars, and a set of CES publications, dealing with:

• industrial location
• employment opportunities
• income distribution
• housing
• land use planning
• transport systems
• local government organisation

and similar factors affecting the environment.

A complete set of working notes and library material is held at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University of London.

Topics

Labour

Research

Housing

Planning (Land and Property)

The Centre for Environmental Studies (CES) was set up in 1966 as an independent body with the broad aims of promoting research and education in the planning and design of the physical environment. At the same time it was hoped to provide a forum where practitioners and researchers, both in this country and abroad, could discuss problems of common interest and determine research needs. The Centre was financed by funds from the Ford Foundation and the UK Government.

During its existence, CES researched into and monitored such things as industry, employment, housing, planning land use, local government organisation and other aspects of the environment as well as organising conferences, workshops and seminars and financing publications and fellowships.

The original members of the Governing Body were: Lord Llewelyn-Davies (Chairman)Lord Fiske (Vice-Chairman)C D FosterLord HolfordProfessor J R JamesEarl JellicoeDoctor M MeyersonI V PughM RayneCouncillor W L Taylor

Early in 1981, the CES was wound down as part of the Government spending cuts and any of its continuing pursuits and legal obligations were undertaken by the Department of the Environment.