Roads Beautifying Association
Encyclopedia
The Roads Beautifying Association was founded in the United Kingdom
in 1928 by Wilfrid Fox
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The group had the aim of improving the environment
around the new roads being built to accommodate cars
around London
. It published Roadside Planting in 1930. It was also created to help Britain out of the Great Depression
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in 1928 by Wilfrid Fox
Wilfrid Fox
Dr. Wilfrid Fox was the outstanding dermatologist of his time in the United Kingdom. He practised at St. George's Hospital, London....
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The group had the aim of improving the environment
Environment (biophysical)
The biophysical environment is the combined modeling of the physical environment and the biological life forms within the environment, and includes all variables, parameters as well as conditions and modes inside the Earth's biosphere. The biophysical environment can be divided into two categories:...
around the new roads being built to accommodate cars
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
around London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. It published Roadside Planting in 1930. It was also created to help Britain out of the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
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