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Planning and Ecology (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984)
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Planning and Ecology (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984)
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Professional planning is commonly defined as an activity which is
concerned with the rational allocation or exploitation of resources
for man's maximum short- and long-term benefit. The science of.
ecology is the study of the basic components of these resources
(soil, water, air etc. ) and their inter relationships with living
organisms. Planning and ecology therefore have many common
interests and, as such, have long been associated in resource
management. This association was, for example, reflected as early
as the 19th century in the writings of Patrick Geddes, the
progenitor of modern town planning, whose training as a biologist
led him to re-interpret the phenomena of urbanization in ecological
terms (Geddes, 1886). Since the time of Geddes the place of ecology
has declined in planning circles as other professions and
considerations, initially public health and engineering, latterly
economic and sociological, have become more central. The reasons
for this shifting emphasis are three-fold. First, they reflect
changing social attitudes and aspirations in the post-war period.
Secondly, many other professions and persuasions (agriculturalists,
foresters, in dustrialists etc. ) became organized as pressure
groups and helped shape public attitudes and governmental actions.
Thirdly, and by far the most important reason, is the prevalence of
misconceptions about ecology. Too many people, perhaps misled by
the debate surrounding the' environmental movement', equate ecology
with conservation. In reality, conservation is but one component
part of ecology.
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