Country Land and Business Association (CLA), 2002, 'A Living Working Green Belt', CLA, London, tel. (020) 7253 0511, May..

Cullingworth, J.B. & Nadin, Vincent, 1997 & 2001, 'Town and Country Planning in the UK', (12th edition), Routledge, London. GP5511.CUL (13th edition, September 2001; OFL on 8.8.01)

Department of the Environment (DOE) (from June 1997 to June 2001 merged with the Department of Transport (DOT)
to become the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions; DETR):
'The Effectiveness of Green Belt Policy,' (by Martin Elson), HMSO, 1993.
(DOE & the Welsh Office) Planning Policy Guidance Note 2, 'Green Belts', HMSO, London, 1995. (revised version).
Planning Policy Guidance Note 7, 'The Countryside: Environmental Quality and Economic Development', The Stationery Office, 1997 (revision of 1992 edition)
'Planning Policy Guidance Note 3: Housing', March 2000, available from DETR Free Literature, PO Box 236, Wetherby, LS23 7NB. http://www.detr.gov.uk

Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) (June 1997 - June 2001
(replaced by the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR):
'Information Bulletin: Green Belt Statistics 1997', Planning and Land Use Statistics Division, December 1999.
'Planning Policy Guidance note 7, The Countryside: Environmental Quality and Economic and Social Development (PPG7)' (revised version), DETR, March 2001, and at http://www.planning.dtlr.gov.uk/ppg/ppg7/index.htm

Elson, Martin; Walker, S & MacDonald, R, 1993, 'The Effectriveness of Green Belts', report for the (former) Department of the Environment, HMSO, London.
Elson, Martin, 1986, 'Green belts - conflict and mediation in the urban fringe', Heinemann, London.
Elson, Martin & Nichol, Lucy, 2001, 'Strategic Gap and Green Wedge Policies in Structure Plans Research Report', January, (Executive Summary from DETR, London, tel. (020) 7944 3973) http://www.planning.detr.gov.uk/sggwpsp (OFL on 21.2.01)
Elson, Martin & Nichol, Lucy, 2001.'Gaps and wedges versus belts' (on the Oxford Brookes University report for the DETR), Planning 1405, 9.2.01.
Elson, Martin & Downing, Lesley, 2002, 'Major Developed Sites: A Policy Review', Oxford Brookes University, May, available from Cassandra Blake, tel. (01865) 483491. (GP5511.ELS)
Elson, Martin, 2002, 'Modernising green belts - some recent contributions', Town and Country Planning 71 (10), November, pp266-267.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM), London (2002-2006)
- replaced in May 2006 by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)
- website: http://www.odpm.gov.uk
'The Town and Country Planning (Green Belt) Direction 2005', TSO, December 2005, ISBN: 0-11-753958-9,
http://www.odpm.gov.uk/pub/32/TheTownandCountryPlanningGreenBeltDirection2005875PDFKb_id1162032.pdf

Regional Studies Association, 1990, 'Beyond Green Belts', Jessica KIngsley, London.

Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), 41 Botolph Lane, London EC3R 8DL,
tel. (020) 7929 9494, fax. (020) 7929 9490, email: online@rtpi.org.uk
- website: http://www.rtpi.org.uk:
'Green belt policy review: Discussion Paper', September 2000.
*'Modernising green belts : a discussion paper', May 2002 (Oversize Pamphlet GP5511 ROY).(OFL on 10.5.02)
*'Green Belts: A Fresh Approach', 2002.

Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA), London:
'Inner Green Belt boundaries should be fixed', Town and Country Planning, May 1994.
'The People: Where Will They Go?', 1996. (OFL)
*'Green Belts', Policy Statement, 2002.