Ecological rationality in spatial planning : concepts and tools for sustainable land-use decisions / Carlo Rega.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rega, Carlo, author.

Series:

Cities and nature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land use--Environmental aspects.

Land use.

Land use--Planning.

Physical Description:

xv, 198 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer Nature, [2020]

Summary:

Spatial planning defines how men use one of the most important and scarce resources on Earth: land. Planners therefore play a key role in countering or deepening the current ecological crisis. To foster ecological transitions, planning scholars and practitioners need to be equipped with sound theories and practical tools. To this end, this book advocates a re-foundation of spatial planning under the paradigm of "ecological rationality", based on the revaluation of early pioneers of ecological planning and mutual fertilization with different disciplines, including decision-making science, ecology, (eco)system theory, land use science and political ecology. The key principles of ecological rationality and its application to spatial planning are discussed and this conceptual framework is used to explain the main underlying drivers of ecological degradation and their spatial manifestations at the local level. Current policy instruments in the European context, which can be used to underpin ecological planning, such as Green Infrastructure and the Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystem Service (MAES) initiative, are also examined.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Standing on the shoulders of giants

reviving ecological approaches in planning traditions

Chapter 2. The concept of Ecological Rationality and its application to spatial planning

Chapter 3. Bridging the gaps: connecting Spatial Planning with Land Use Science and Political Ecology

Chapter 4. Towards a conceptual framework for ecological rationality in spatial planning

Chapter 5. A closer look to processes of territorial transformations in Europe: urbanisation, agricultural intensification and land abandonment

Chapter 6. Policies and regulatory frames in the EU and the needed link with spatial planning

Chapter 7. Conclusions and ways forward: five propositions for bringing back ecological rationality in spatial planning.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783030330262

3030330265

OCLC:

1119618706