Environmental Land Use Planning and Management

Environmental Land Use Planning and Management
Author: John Randolph
Publisher:
Total Pages: 746
Release: 2012
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781597267304

Since the first publication of this landmark textbook in 2004, it has received high praise for its clear, comprehensive, and practical approach. The second edition continues to offer a unique framework for teaching and learning interdisciplinary environmental planning, incorporating the latest thinking, newest research findings, and numerous, updated case studies into the solid foundation of the first edition. This new edition highlights emerging topics such as sustainable communities, climate change, and international efforts toward sustainability. It has been reorganized based on feedback from instructors, and contains a new chapter entitled "Land Use, Energy, Air Quality and Climate Change." Throughout, boxes have been added on such topics as federal laws, state and local environmental programs, and critical problems and responses. With this thoroughly revised second edition, Environmental Land Use Planning and Management maintains its preeminence as the leading textbook in its field.

Guidelines for Land-use Planning

Guidelines for Land-use Planning
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Soil Resources, Management, and Conservation Service
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 128
Release: 1993
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9789251032824

Foreword. Nature and scope. Overview of the planning process. Steps in land-use planning. Methods and sources.

Population and Land Use in Developing Countries

Population and Land Use in Developing Countries
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 174
Release: 1993-02-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0309048389

This valuable book summarizes recent research by experts from both the natural and social sciences on the effects of population growth on land use. It is a useful introduction to a field in which little quantitative research has been conducted and in which there is a great deal of public controversy. The book includes case studies of African, Asian, and Latin American countries that demonstrate the varied effects of population growth on land use. Several general chapters address the following timely questions: What is meant by land use change? Why are ecological research and population studies so different? What are the implications for sustainable growth in agricultural production? Although much work remains to be done in quantifying the causal connections between demographic and land use changes, this book provides important insights into those connections, and it should stimulate more work in this area.