Product Description

This study explains how, confronting ever-greater environmental pressures, we can plan for and achieve a sustainable environment. The book focuses on urban development, as population and resources and often the most severe environmental problems are concentrated in cities. It looks at the nature of environmental planning and at the main areas where changes have to be made: in energy policy, waste disposal and pollution control, construction, transport and infrastructure. The book concludes with chapters on planning a sustainable city and on how to bring the necessary changes and institutional arrangements about.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #478327 in Books
• Published on: 1993-06-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Customer Reviews

Vital study book
Planning for a Sustainable Environment is an invaluable text for any student or professional involved in the planning system. It is a particularly readable text which allows the reader to understand the power the planning system has in creating sustainable development. The wide mix of authors allows for a relatively balanced view of a wide variety of subjects - including energy, transport, natural resources and ecosystems - that play a pivotal role in the future of the planning system.