Land and Limits

Land and Limits
Author: Susan E. Owens
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2002
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0415162769

In a new and critical analysis, this book explores the impact of an influential idea - sustainable development - on the institutions and practices governing use of land. It examines the paradox that in spite of increasing attention to sustainability, land use conflict is as ubiquitous and intense as ever.

Land and Limits

Land and Limits
Author: Susan Owens
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2011-03-17
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1136834834

This book explores the impact of an influential idea – sustainable development – on the institutions and practices governing use of land. The new edition adds a Foreword by Professor John Forester as well as a substantial chapter by the authors in which they reflect on the arguments propounded in the book in the light of subsequent events.

British Planning Policy in Transition

British Planning Policy in Transition
Author: Mark Tewdwr-Jones
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2003-09-02
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1135365636

First Published in 1995. This book aims to consider the statutory planning policy system in Britain at the present time (1995) and predominantly takes as a starting point the development of the current processes in the period since 1989–90. The choice of time period for the study is deliberate and has been governed by two main issues. First, it coincides with the publication in 1989 of a government White Paper on the future of development plans. This paper had immense implications for the statutory planning system and effectively precipitated a new era for the future framework of planning policy. Secondly, 1990 marks the end of Margaret Thatcher’s period as Prime Minister and, since we are discussing British planning policy within the context of changing political climates, it is appropriate to assess the statutory planning process under John Major’s administration. The resultant essays which have been assembled therefore take the planning policy changes of the last five years as the focus of study and provide a context within which an in-depth analysis of inter-governmental planning relations may occur.

The Access Manual

The Access Manual
Author: Ann Sawyer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1405178639

The Access Manual was first published in November 2003 and has been used by architects and facilities managers needing to meet the requirements of new legislation in 2004. It was well received by design, management, access, and health professionals.

The Politics of Agenda Setting

The Politics of Agenda Setting
Author: Nick Robinson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 383
Release: 2019-07-18
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1351732986

This title was first published in 2000. A timely look at the politics of agenda setting in relation to the car, under both the Conservative and Labour governments since the late 1980s.

British Planning Policy

British Planning Policy
Author: Mark Tewdwr-Jones
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2003-09-02
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1135365628

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Planning for Cycling

Planning for Cycling
Author: H McClintock
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2002-09-17
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1855738694

Successful cycling planning depends on combining improvements to infrastructure with education. There are chapters examining both national strategies and local initiatives in cities around the world, including such topics as changes to existing road infrastructure and the integration of cycling with public transport. Since education is a critical element in cycling planning, contributors also consider such topics as developing healthy travel habits in the young and ways of promoting cycling. A number of chapters look at the complex relationship between cars and cycling, discussing how roads can be successfully shared between these two modes of transport.With its blend of practical experience and suggestions for improvement, Planning for cycling is essential reading for urban planners, environmental groups and those researching in this area. - Describes how creating an effective policy for cycling involves combining improvements to infrastructure with education - Chapters examine both national strategies and local initiatives in cities around the world - Examines the complex relationship between cars and cycling and discusses how roads can be successfully shared between these two modes of transport

Town Planning Into the 21st Century

Town Planning Into the 21st Century
Author: Andrew Blowers
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1997
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780415105262

Examining the current position of planning and its likely development, leading experts outline the changing context for land use and environmental policy in Britain, in particular the reasons why existing processes could prove unsatisfactory.

Cities and Climate Change

Cities and Climate Change
Author: Michelle Betsill
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2003-08-27
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1134480725

Climate change is one of the most challenging issues of our time. As key sites in the production and management of emissions of greenhouse gases, cities will be crucial for the implementation of international agreements and national policies on climate change. This book provides a critical analysis of the role of cities in addressing climate change and the prospects for urban sustainability. Cities and Climate Change is the first in-depth analysis of the role of cities in addressing climate change. The book argues that key challenges concerning the resources and powers of local government, as well as conflicts between local goals for economic development and climate change mitigation, have restricted the level of local action on climate change. These findings have significant implications for the prospects of mitigating climate change and achieving urban sustainability. This book provides a valuable interdisciplinary analysis of these issues, and will appeal to students and researchers interested in sustainability at local and global scales.