"Elegant, pithy and well-written, the book is not just a passionate case for planning, but a useful summary of the history of the subject in Britain." - Housing Studies "This is an important book which seeks to recapture, re-imagine and re-instate the social objectives and utopian thinking which are so badly needed in planning, if we are ever to get to grips with challenges that we currently face." Sarah Longlands, NewStart Magazine "Loss of "strategic planning" is just one of the disconnects which Hugh Ellis and Kate Henderson point up in this powerful and provocative book, a call to arms to re-invigorate a planning system in crisis." PlanningResource "A very welcome book. It is short, well written and relatively cheap. I have not yet seen it on the best seller lists - perhaps people are waiting for Christmas - but it deserves a wide readership." - Shaun Spiers, CPRE "This is the right book at the right time, providing an eloquent and insightful analysis of the many challenges facing modern Britain. Kate Henderson and Hugh Ellis offer an ambitious formula for rebuilding the nation and a convincing restatement of the essential role of planning in that project, when underpinned by foresight and vision" Professor Nick Gallent, University College London "Rebuilding Britain is a thought-provoking, engaging and accessible way of understanding the choices we face about what kind of country we want to live in and build for future generations. It's a book which rightly prompts us to act." Julia Unwin, Chief Executive, Joseph Rowntree Foundation