Ecologically Based Municipal Land Use Planning (Hardcover)

In the decades following the first Earth Day in 1970, a generation has been enlightened about the unspeakable damage done to our planet. Federal, state, and local governments generated laws and regulations to control development and protect the environment. Local governments have developed environmental standards addressing their needs. The result-an ecologically incongruous pattern of land development known as urban sprawl.
Local land use planners can have a greater effect on the quality of our environment than all of the federal and state regulators combined. Historically, they have existed on the periphery of land management. The author suggests that federal and state environmental regulators need to incorporate local governments into their environmental protection plans. Ecologically Based Municipal Land Use Planning provides easily understood, nuts and bolts solutions for controlling urban sprawl, emphasizing the integration of federal, state, and local land use plans.
The book discusses ecological resources and provides practical solutions that municipal planners can implement immediately. It discusses the most recent scientific data, how to extract what is important, and how to apply it to the local land planning process. The author includes the application of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to problem solving.
Despite compelling evidence and sound arguments favoring the implementation of an ecologically sensitive approach to land use planning, municipal planners, in general, remain skeptical. It will take considerably more encouragement and education to win them over completely. Ecologically Based Municipal Land Use Planning makes the case for sound land use policies that will reduce sprawl.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 1999
First published:	2000
Authors:	William B. Honachefsky
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	286
ISBN-13:	978-1-56670-406-9
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > General Promotions
LSN:	1-56670-406-5
Barcode:	9781566704069

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