Integrated Environmental Planning: A Landscape Synthesis

✍ Scribed by James K. Lein

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 240
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This up-to-date and comprehensive reference presents the fundamentals of environmental planning, incorporating theory, practice and case studies. The book includes balanced coverage and real world examples to illustrate the concepts. Political, ethical, and societal considerations are all addressed. Presents the fundamentals of environmental planning and methodological material for analysis. Real world examples are provided to illustrate concepts. Political, ethical and societal considerations are addressed. Coverage is balanced between theoretical and practical.

✦ Table of Contents

Integrated Environmental Planning......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Preface......Page 11
Common Themes and Common Problems......Page 13
The Concept of Planning......Page 16
The Process of Planning......Page 17
Problem Definition and Expressing Needs......Page 18
Adopting a Systems View of Planning......Page 27
Planning as Decision-Making......Page 30
Propelling Issues in Planning......Page 31
Summary......Page 33
Focusing Questions......Page 34
The Nature of Environmental Planning......Page 35
Philosophical Antecedents......Page 37
Ecology's......Page 39
Guiding Ecological Principles......Page 41
The Environmental Planning Process......Page 44
Integrative Environmental Planning......Page 48
Building Toward Sustainability......Page 51
Focusing Questions......Page 55
AConceptual View......Page 56
Plan Formulation......Page 62
The Role of the Community......Page 65
Developing Environmental Plans......Page 69
Plan Implementation......Page 74
Plan Evaluation......Page 77
Focusing Questions......Page 78
The Relevance of Environmental Information......Page 80
The Role of Natural Factors in Planning......Page 81
Assessing the Physical Environment......Page 83
Geologic Controls......Page 84
Geomorphic Controls......Page 86
Topographic Controls......Page 88
Soil Considerations in Planning......Page 90
Climatic and Hydrologic Considerations......Page 93
Biotic and Ecological Considerations......Page 96
Natural Hazard Considerations......Page 101
Physical Systems and Design......Page 102
Summary......Page 103
Focusing Questions......Page 104
Regional Landscape Inventory and Monitoring......Page 105
Land Evaluation and Analysis......Page 110
Methods of Landscape Assessment......Page 112
Land Capability Analysis......Page 113
Developmental Suitability Analysis......Page 116
Extensions Based on Artificial Intelligence......Page 123
Carrying-Capacity Analysis......Page 124
Focusing Questions......Page 126
Defining Hazards and Risk......Page 127
A Typology of Hazard......Page 130
Hazard, Risk, and Uncertainty......Page 143
Hazard Analysis and Assessment......Page 147
Planning with Hazards and Risk......Page 148
Focusing Questions......Page 151
Models and Modeling......Page 152
The Simulation Process......Page 155
Prediction and Scenario Projection......Page 157
Computer Modeling Methods......Page 160
Focusing Questions......Page 171
The Role of Information Technology......Page 172
From Data to Information......Page 173
"Decisioning" and Geographic Information Systems......Page 174
GIS Design for Environmental Decision Support......Page 179
GIS-guided Planning Support......Page 184
The Question of Error......Page 189
Managing GIS Projects......Page 190
Beyond Conventional GIS......Page 193
Summary......Page 194
Focusing Questions......Page 195
Ethics and Choices......Page 196
Toward an Environmental Planning Ethic......Page 199
Contemporary Environmental Thought......Page 203
Linking Thought to Planning Practice......Page 207
Focusing Questions......Page 209
Environmental Impact Assessment......Page 210
The Method of EIA......Page 213
EIAand NEPA......Page 215
Impact Identification and Screening Techniques......Page 216
Impact Forecasting......Page 218
Growth-inducing Impacts......Page 219
Cumulative Impact Assessment......Page 220
The Environmental Performance Assessment......Page 222
The Continuing Challenge......Page 224
Summary......Page 225
Focusing Questions......Page 226
References......Page 227
Index......Page 234