ABSTRACT
The passing of the 1990 Environmental Protection Act, informed by the principle of integrated pollution control, was a highly significant point in the development of environmental policy in Britain, but it must not be forgotten that it was preceded by a great deal of legislation relating to planning and protection. Until the later decades of the twentieth century, environmental policy in Britain was characterised as politically uncontentious, focused–in terms of implementation–at the local level and essentially gradualist and pragmatic in its development since the mid-nineteenth century. Parallel with the history of pollution control, environmental policy in Britain is also embedded in the system of land use planning. A memorandum of understanding was drawn up between the Department and the Institute of Environmental Assessment, whereby a marketing strategy for Eco-Management and Audit Scheme was developed with the Department paying for the publicity, which was implemented by the Institute.
