Early attempts at combatting urban sprawl Urban sprawl
the metropolitan green belt first proposed london county council in 1935.
starting in 20th century, environmentalist opposition urban sprawl began coalesce, roots in garden city movement, pressure campaign groups such campaign protect rural england (cpre).
under herbert morrison s 1934 leadership of london county council, first formal proposal made greater london regional planning committee provide reserve supply of public open spaces , of recreational areas , establish green belt or girdle of open space . again included in advisory greater london plan prepared patrick abercrombie in 1944. town , country planning act of 1947 expressly incorporated green belts further national urban developments.
new provisions compensation in 1947 town , country planning act allowed local authorities around country incorporate green belt proposals in first development plans. codification of green belt policy , extension areas other london came historic circular 42/55 inviting local planning authorities consider establishment of green belts. first urban growth boundary in u.s. in fayette county, kentucky in 1958.
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