Urban environmental planning : policies, instruments and methods in an international perspective.
by
Miller, Donald
; Roo, Gert De; Roo, Gert De.
Publisher: Hants: Ashgate Publishing, 2005Edition: illustrated edition ed.Description: 293 p.ISBN: 0754643921; 9780754643920.Subject(s): The Environment | Urban & municipal planning | City planning - Environmental aspects | Science | Politics / Current Events | Science/Mathematics | Political Science / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev | Environmental Science | City planning | Environmental aspects | Environmental protection | Land use, Urban | Urban ecology | Urban ecology (Sociology) | Environment & Ecology: General InterestSummary: Originally published in 1997, Urban Environmental Planning provides a groundbreaking overview of innovative methods and techniques for measuring and managing the environmental effects of urban land uses on other urban activities. Fully revised and updated, this second edition brings together a team of leading environmental planners and policy makers from the US, UK, Europe and SE Asia to address the central questions confronting sustainable urban development. Typical questions include: How can you measure and manage the negative environmental effects of intrusive urban activities such as manufacturing and transport on sensitive land uses including residential and recreational areas? Can a balance be found between reducing these effects through means such as separating conflicting land uses? While other sources identify the need for effective programmes to improve urban environmental quality, this volume describes and assesses analytical methods and implementing programmes practised by leading communities around the world.
Illustrated.
Hardcover.
Originally published in 1997, Urban Environmental Planning provides a groundbreaking overview of innovative methods and techniques for measuring and managing the environmental effects of urban land uses on other urban activities. Fully revised and updated, this second edition brings together a team of leading environmental planners and policy makers from the US, UK, Europe and SE Asia to address the central questions confronting sustainable urban development. Typical questions include: How can you measure and manage the negative environmental effects of intrusive urban activities such as manufacturing and transport on sensitive land uses including residential and recreational areas? Can a balance be found between reducing these effects through means such as separating conflicting land uses? While other sources identify the need for effective programmes to improve urban environmental quality, this volume describes and assesses analytical methods and implementing programmes practised by leading communities around the world.
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