Planning for sustainability : creating livable, equitable, and ecological communities / Stephen M. Wheeler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wheeler, Stephen M., 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--Environmental aspects.

City planning.

City planning--Social aspects.

Urbanization--Environmental aspects.

Urbanization.

Community development, Urban.

Regional planning--Environmental aspects.

Regional planning.

Physical Description:

vi, 280 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.

Summary:

Existing patterns of urbanization are unsustainable in the long run. Current development practices consume enormous amounts of land and resources, damage local ecosystems, produce pollutants, create huge inequalities between groups of people, and undermine local community and quality of life. Unfortunately planning has itself led to many unsustainable development practices. "Planning for Sustainability" presents a straightforward, systematic analysis of how more sustainable cities and towns can be brought about. It does so in a highly readable manner that considers in turn each scale of planning: international, national, regional, municipal, neighborhood, site, and building. In the process it illustrates how sustainability initiatives at these different scales interrelate and how an overall framework can be developed for more liveable communities.

Contents:

The need for change 2

The role of planning 11

Levels of government and scales of planning 13

Recent trends in urban planning and design 15

Chapter 2 Sustainable development 19

Roots of the concept 19

Definitions and perspectives 23

Modernist, postmodernist, and ecological worldviews 27

The role of values and institutions 32

Chapter 3 Theory of sustainability planning 34

Elements of the sustainability planning approach 34

Past perspectives on planning 43

Situating sustainability planning within planning theory 50

Planning and power 51

Planners' roles 51

Chapter 4 Planning and the Three Es 53

Sustainability and the environment 53

Sustainability and economics 55

Sustainability and equity 60

Chapter 5 Issues central to sustainability planning 66

Growth management and land use planning 66

Urban design 69

Housing 70

Transportation 72

Environmental protection and restoration 76

Energy and materials use 78

Green architecture and building 79

Equity and environmental justice 80

Economic development 81

Population 82

Chapter 6 Tools for sustainability planning 85

Planning processes 85

Sustainability indicators 91

Ecological footprint analysis 95

Other research and analytic tools 95

Institutions and policy mechanisms 97

Education, communication, and consensus-building 99

Organizing and coalition-building 100

Chapter 7 International planning 102

Institutions 102

International planning issues 108

Sustainability issues in industrialized vs. less-developed countries 109

Chapter 8 National planning 114

Who plans at a national scale? 114

National sustainability frameworks 117

National planning issues 122

Chapter 9 State and provincial planning 125

Who plans at the state and provincial scale? 126

State or provincial planning issues 126

Chapter 10 Regional planning 133

Types of regions 133

Who plans regions? 137

Regional sustainability issues 139

Chapter 11 Local government planning 152

Who plans at the local level? 153

Local sustainability issues 154

Comprehensive local sustainability plans 179

Chapter 12 Neighborhood planning 181

Who does neighborhood planning? 183

Neighborhood sustainability issues 186

Chapter 13 Site planning and architecture 216

Who plans at the site and building scale? 216

Sustainable site design issues 219

Ecological architecture 224

Chapter 14 How do we get there from here? 235

Developing an awareness of opportunities 235

A strategic perspective 237

Dealing with power and improving democracy 238

An agenda for the future 240.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [253]-266) and index.

ISBN:

0415322855

0415322863

OCLC:

54024026