Australian environmental planning : challenges and future prospects / edited by Jason Byrne, Neil Sipe and Jago Dodson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Byrne, Jason, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--Australia.

City planning.

Environmental protection.

Planning.

Australia.

Regional planning--Australia.

Regional planning.

Environmental protection--Australia--Planning.

Australia--Environment conditions.

Physical Description:

xxii, 269 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2014.

Summary:

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. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Introduction 1

1 What is environmental planning? / Jason Byrne Byrne, Jason, Neil Sipe Sipe, Neil, Jago Dodson Dodson, Jago 3

2 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' relationships to 'Country' / Ed Wensing Wensing, Ed 9

3 Australian environmental planning origins and theories / Robert Freestone Freestone, Robert 21

Part II Governing Australian environmental planning 37

4 The legal basis for Australian environmental planning and governance / Piiilippa England England, Piiilippa 39

5 Australian environmental governance and environmental planning procedures / Wendy Steele Steele, Wendy, Diana MacCallum MacCallum, Diana 49

Part III The urban environment and its challenges 59

6 Land use and land management / Georgia Garrard Garrard, Georgia, Sarah Bekessy Bekessy, Sarah 61

7 Water use and water management / Geoffrey J. Syme Syme, Geoffrey J. 73

8 Air quality and pollution management / Andrew Yiu-Chung Chan Chan, Andrew Yiu-Chung, Jason Byrne Byrne, Jason 86

9 Urban vegetation / Mingzhu Wang Wang, Mingzhu, Marco Amati Amati, Marco, Jason Byrne Byrne, Jason 104

10 Urban wildlife / Christopher R. Daniels Daniels, Christopher R., Philip E. J. Roetman Roetman, Philip E. J. 118

Part IV Urban environmental processes 131

11 Energy generation, planning and management / Barney Koran Koran, Barney 133

12 Transport planning / Neil Sipe Sipe, Neil 146

13 Industrial ecology / Brian H. Roberts Roberts, Brian H. 158

Part V Key agendas in managing environmental change 169

14 Sustainable and affordable housing / Carye Bosman Bosman, Carye, Jago Dodson Dodson, Jago 171

15 Healthy cities / Billie Giles-Corti Giles-Corti, Billie, Hannah Badland Badland, Hannah, Sarah Foster Foster, Sarah, Suzanne Mavoa Mavoa, Suzanne, Carolyn Whitzman Whitzman, Carolyn, Gavin Turkell Turkell, Gavin 182

16 Putting people in planning: participatory democracy, inclusion and power / Jenny Cameron Cameron, Jenny, Deanna Grant-Smith Grant-Smith, Deanna 197

17 Environmental equity/justice / Jason Byrne Byrne, Jason, Donna Houston Houston, Donna 206

Part VI Conclusion: new directions and potentialities 219

18 Green urbanism, zero waste and ecological connections / Steffen Lehmann Lehmann, Steffen, Mabel John John, Mabel 221

19 Bioregional planning and growth management / Aysin Dedekorkut-Howes Dedekorkut-Howes, Aysin 234

20 Positive development / Janis Birkeland Birkeland, Janis 246.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138000704

1138000701

9781138000711

113800071X

OCLC:

859168580