Winner of the Planning Institute of Australia's 2015 Cutting Edge
Research and Teaching Award! Australians from all walks of life
have begun to realise the nation's cities cannot sustain profligate
growth indefinitely. Dwindling water supplies, failing food bowls,
increased energy costs, more severe bushfires, severe storms,
flooding, coastal erosion, rising transport expenses, housing
shortages and environmental pollution are now daily news headlines.
Australia's cities may have reached their ecological limits: a new
model for planning the places we live is needed. Understanding the
natural cycles of the city is just as important to planning our
cities as knowledge of local ordinances, indeed much more so. A
profound knowledge of environmental processes is critical for
successful planning in today's world. Environmental planners take
as their guiding principle the concept of designing with nature,
approaching cities as living organisms that consume water, energy
and raw materials, and produce waste. This metabolic view of cities
means we can find new solutions to old problems, and steer our
cities towards a more sustainable form of planning. Written
specifically for students and professionals working in city
planning in Australia, this ground-breaking new book enables
Australian planners, architects and developers to get a better
understanding of the fundamental principles of environmental
planning for cities, showing how land, water, air, energy, wildlife
and people shape our built environments, and how in turn
environmental processes must be better understood if we are to make
informed decisions about developing cities that are more
sustainable. The book's coverage is comprehensive: from an overview
of the concepts and theories of environmental planning, through
analysis of governance systems and urban environmental processes to
agendas and policies for the future, all the key topics are covered
in depth, with recommendations for supporting reading and an
unrivalled selection of additional materials. Ideal for students,
essential for professionals, Australian Environmental Planning is
vital reading for more sustainable cities in a more sustainable
world.
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