1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910478863203321

Autore

Lindell Michael K

Titolo

Communicating environmental risk in multiethnic communities [[electronic resource] /] / Michael K. Lindell, Ronald W. Perry

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2004

ISBN

1-322-41648-6

0-7619-0650-9

1-4522-6256-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Collana

Communicating effectively in multicultural contexts ; ; 7

Altri autori (Persone)

PerryRonald W

Disciplina

363.1056

Soggetti

Environmental impact statements

Pollution - Social aspects

Environmental policy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-246) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 - Risk Communication, Culture, and Ethnicity; 2 - Theoretical Bases of Risk Communication; 3 - Disaster Warnings as Risk Communication; 4 - Hazard Awareness as Risk Communication; 5 - Approaches to Influencing Hazard Adjustment Adoption; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The authors explore the nature of natural hazards (earthquakes, floods, etc.) and technological dangers (hazardous waste, nuclear power plants, etc.), develop a model for understanding people's reaction to risk messages (Do they evacuate when the weather dictates as much? Do they protest the impending construction of a nuclear power plant?), and demonstrate how effective strategies for disseminating risk messages can be devised.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910972155403321

Autore

Salata Stefano

Titolo

Ecologically-compatible urban planning : designing a healthier environment / / Stefano Salata (DIST, Politecnico di Torino, Italy)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bingley, England : , : Emerald Publishing, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

9781789737851

1789737850

9781789737837

1789737834

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 pages)

Collana

Emerald points

Disciplina

307.1216

Soggetti

City planning - Environmental aspects

Urbanization - Environmental aspects

Sustainable urban development

Social Science - Sociology - Urban

Urban & municipal planning

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Part 1. Planning in the contemporary city: do urban plans still matter? -- Chapter 1. The contemporary city -- Chapter 2. Towards the paradigm of 'eco-systemic planning' -- Chapter 3. Eco-systemic planning reform -- Part 2. Acquiring new competencies -- Chapter 4. Ecosystem service mapping in land use plans: modelling with InVEST -- Part 3. Case studies -- Chapter 5. Case study one -- Chapter 6. Case study two: resilience is not sustainability -- Chapter 7. General conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

Ecosystem service mapping is a fundamental part of developing healthier cities and ensuring environmentally-oriented land use. Ecologically-Compatible Urban Planning: Designing a Healthier Environment demonstrates that renewed collaboration between environmental scientists and urban planners is essential in reforming the traditional method of urban planning to meet the emerging issues



posed by contemporary living in urban areas affected by climate change. The first part introduces the reader to the main challenges in urban planning by explaining how changing conditions require a new approach to spatial policies and a more ecological-oriented approach to the city. Part two demonstrates how the traditional approach to the ecological study of urban systems should be integrated with new competences to aid the decision-making phase during urban planning. Part three presents case studies that demonstrate how urban areas are vulnerable to climate conditions and how changing scenarios affect quality of life. This book demonstrates how to bridge the gap between the theoretical assessment of ecosystem service and its real utilization for land use planning practices.