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The environmental planning handbook for sustainable communities and regions / Tom Daniels.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Daniels, Thomas L., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Community development.
- Environmental policy.
- United States.
- Environmental policy--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Community development--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Genre:
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Physical Description:
- xliii, 747 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : American Planning Association, Planners Press, [2014]
- Summary:
- Environmental protection is a global issue that largely depends on effective and timely action at the local level. In The Environmental Planning Handbook, Tom Daniels clarifies complex environmental issues, examines sustainability efforts, and offers step-by-step guidance for local governments to incorporate sustainable environmental quality into local and regional comprehensive planning.
- Contents:
- Taking stock of the local environment and creating an environmental action plan
- The legal, economic, ethical, and ecological foundations of environmental planning
- Planning for sustainable air quality
- Planning for climate change : mitigation and adaptation
- Planning for a sustainable water supply
- Planning for sustainable water quality
- Planning for solid waste and recycling
- Toxic substances and hazardous waste
- Protecting the nation's landscape treasures
- Planning for wildlife habitat
- Planning and managing wetlands
- Coastal zone management
- Planning for natural hazards and natural disasters
- Planning for sustainable working landscapes : farmland and ranchland
- Planning for sustainable working landscapes : forestry
- Planning for mining
- Planning for energy
- Transportation planning and the environment
- Making green cities, suburbs, and metro regions
- Greenfield development and site design
- Positive trends and urgent needs for sustainable environmental planning.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 709-717) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.
- ISBN:
- 9781611901511
- 1611901510
- OCLC:
- 890673034
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
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