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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815402203321

Autore

Silberstein Jane

Titolo

Land-use planning for sustainable development / / Jane Silberstein, Chris Maser

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, FL : , : CRC Press, part of the Taylor & Francis imprint, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

0-429-16633-8

1-4665-8114-X

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Collana

Social-environmental sustainability series

Disciplina

333.73

Soggetti

Land use - United States - Planning

Sustainable development - United States

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.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Editor's Note; Preface; Chapter 1: Sustainable Development: The Concept; Chapter 2: True Community Is Founded on a Sense of Place, History, and Trust; Chapter 3: Nature's Inviolable Biophysical Principles and Land Use Planning; Chapter 4: Planning for a Local Living Economy: Reinventing the Comprehensive Plan; Chapter 5: Planning for a Local Living Economy: Nature's Biophysical Requirements; Chapter 6: Reframing the Problem; Chapter 7: Modeling the Planning Process after Nature; Chapter 8: Implementing the Comprehensive Plan; Chapter 9: Monitoring Progress

Chapter 10: Ongoing Community Engagement: Citizens as PlannersBack Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Thirteen years ago, the first edition of Land-Use Planning for Sustainable Development examined the question: is the environmental doomsday scenario inevitable? It then presented the underlying concepts of sustainable land-use planning and an array of alternatives for modifying conventional planning for and regulation of the development of land. This second edition captures current success stories, showcasing creative, resilient strategies for fundamentally changing the way we alter our landscape.See What's New in the Second Edition:Explains the relations