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Sustainable Development and Planning: v. 2(v. 12 Sustainable World)

Sustainable Development and Planning: v. 2(v. 12 Sustainable World)


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Effective strategies for management should consider sustainable development and planning and emphasise the need to handle these matters in an integrated way These volumes contain the contributions presented at the Second International Conference on Sustainable Development and Planning which deal with the following topics: City planning; Environmental impact assessment; Environmental legislation and policy; Environmental management; Waste management; Resources management; Geo-informatics; Transportation; Ecosystems analysis, protection and remediation; Regional planning; Rural development; A Multidisciplinary approach to territorial and environmental risk assessment and management; Social and cultural issues; Urban landscapes.

Table of Contents:
Section 1: City planning Sustainable urban freight policies in the Netherlands: a survey; Sustainable cities: an integrated strategy for sustainable urban design; The optimum density for the sustainable city: the case of Athens; The transformation of residential patterns in Al-Ain City, UAE; Spatial conditions for the integration of combined decentralised energy generation and waste(water) management in city districts; Urban model for a crowded planet - vision42; Ecourbanism: designing a 'green' city; A land-use transition model based on building lots considering the steady state of locations and inconstancy of transition; Urban compactness and its progress towards sustainability: the Hong Kong scenario; Growth management of the cities as a function of sustainable development of the Serbia Region; Exploring changes in land use, population, transport and economics with CAST; An analysis of sustainability and urban sprawl in an Algerian oasis city; Sustainability strategies in North American cities; Sharpening census information in GIS to meet real-world conditions: the case for Earth Observation; Survey on the transition in urban retailing space from the evolution of location choice by applying information technologies; Homes for the future - accommodating one-person households the sustainable way; Towards a sustainable and tourism-led urban regeneration objective: Eminonu historical city core; The operative process in sustainable urban planning; Building regulations based on sustainable principles in Italy: state of the art and trends; Criteria for choosing tunnels as a possible corridor for urban public installations; Ningbo - a new sustainable city for China; Underground development: a path towards sustainable cities; Residential palimpsest: a novel dimension to city sustainability Section 2: Environmental impact assessment Quantitative approaches to landscape spatial planning: clues from landscape ecology; Estimating the environmental risk of construction activities on the ecological receptors along the Egyptian Red Sea coast; Dealing with uncertainty - integrated sustainability assessment based on Fuzzy Logic; Environmental and hazard perception: a case study of a periurban area of Central Portugal; Tailoring the precautionary principle to pharmaceuticals in the environment: accounting for experts' concerns; Applying a CBA model to assess the Three Gorges Project in China; Environmental impact assessment as a step to sustainable tourism development Section 3: Environmental legislation and policy Planning for safety: a sustainable interface between chemical sites and urban development, European experiences and perspectives; To control or not to control? The role of sustainable planning in order to accommodate informal brickyards in the integrated development plan of the Mangaung Municipality; Integrating environmental issues into the Portuguese planning system - 10 years of emerging challenges and persistent problems; A conceptual device for framing sustainability in project development and evaluation; Economic analysis of an environmental policy instrument for basins protection in Colombia; Economic instruments for environmental control: perspectives; Management of noise in the case of infrastructure works Section 4: Environmental management Planning and management of protected areas in Greece; Land use planning around high-risk industrial sites: the factors that affect decision-making; State of the art of environmental management; The effects of urbanization on the natural drainage patterns and the increase of urban floods: case study Metropolis of Mashhad-Iran; The role of environment in sustainable development and its relation with development management; Environmental management and planning in urban regions - are there differences between growth and shrinkage?; Can we plan to protect our environment? Spreading urbanization in the State of Louisiana; The role of soil organic matter content in soil conservation and carbon sequestration studies: case studies from Lithuania and the UK; The 'Sefton Coast Partnership': an overview of its integrated coastal zone management; Collaboration between researchers and practitioners within the context of Integrated Coastal Zone Management: a case study of the north Sefton coast; Application of P-S-R framework on the sustainable utilization of shallow artificial lakes management; Asset management for environmental infrastructure; The global sustainable development with emphasis on sustainable ecotourism; Challenges in the environmental management of post-military land conversion Section 5: Waste management Multicriteria evaluation of alternative wastewater treatment processes at municipality level; Environmental diagnosis methodology for municipal waste landfills as a tool for planning and decision-making process; Economic evaluation of small capacity domestic wastewater processing units in provincial or rural areas; Medical waste management in Greece: the case of Thessaly region; Potential for construction waste minimisation through design; Vinyl 2010: the European PVC industry's approach to sustainability; Wood production utilizing raw sewage in Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico; Alleviation of environmental health impacts through an ecosystem approach - a case study on solid waste management in Dhaka City; The PVC industry's contribution to sustainability in the building and construction sector; Dynamic modelling software for the analysis of different waste valorization scenarios in the cement production process: a new step on sustainability; Waste statistics surveys; Development of fuel briquettes from oil palm wastes Section 6: Resources management Potential assessment of the use of the green energy to meet the electricity demand in a land aquafarm; Sustainable management of human water consumption: a preliminary case study in North-eastern Portugal; Updating the institutional debate in sustainable water management and planning; Beyond weights and discounting: decision analysis tools for integrated planning; Means to ends: success attributes of regional NRM; Aspromonte National Park: a study of the energy flows as a support tool for the sustainable management of protected areas; Urumiyeh, a unique lake exposed to danger: challenges and sustainable approaches; Carrying capacity assessment of Slovene Istria for tourism; The role of industries in air pollution and guidelines: a case study of the city of Tabriz; The Solar D House; Computational model base planning approach for integrated resource management with case study; A computational model based planning approach for integrated resource management with a case study; The areal distribution of applied water above and below soil surface under center pivot sprinkler irrigation system; Towards integrated water resources management in Armenia Section 7: Geo-informatics Technology based on distributed GIS tools: an approach for sustainable planning; A GIS-based multicriteria model for the evaluation of territorial accessibility; GIS and RS integrated application system for sustainable development of China's coastal zone and offshore; Early warning method for rice production using remote sensing and meteorological data: Photosynthetic Crop Production Index; A landform classification method with G.I.S. for landscape visual analysis purposes; Section 8: Transportation Traffic demand reduction strategies: the potential role of Park and Ride; A model for assessing land use impacts on driving costs; A sensitivity analysis of user's choices to evaluate urban mobility government policies; Demand modelling by combining disaggregate and aggregate data: an application to a displacement scenario for the Mount Vesuvius area; Improving the accessibility of employment and training opportunities for rural young unemployed; Effects of a new inter-city railway infrastructure on transport mode competition; Accessibility calculations in six Swedish towns; Feasibility study of express railway line construction in Lithuania; Design of a sustainable and accessible environment in central areas; Roundabouts and traffic emissions at crossroads; Can public transport interchanges be positive urban environments in the developing world context?; Urban traffic noise impact zones as brownfields; Empirical analysis of urban transport demand of young people and prospects of sustainable transport policies; Is Hong Kong transport sustainable?; An elastic and continuum model of transportation Section 9: Ecosystems analysis, protection and remediation Sustainable planning at the urban fringe: examining the factors influencing nonconforming development patterns in southern Florida; An ecological network for the Oporto metropolitan area; Local Agenda 21 and protected areas: the case of the Biosphere Reserve of Urdaibai in the Basque Country; Conserving biodiversity: the experience of Singapore Section 10: Regional planning The dwelling "margin" and housing density: design considerations for sustainable multifamily housing sites; Futures tools for regional development; Barriers to sustainable suburbs; Partnership between land-use planners and scientists to reduce landslide hazards; Alternative future growth scenarios for Utah's Wasatch Front: identifying future conflicts between development and the protection of environmental quality and public health; The study of passenger transportation markets and their distribution among various transport facilities in Lithuania; Urban and regional typologies in relation to self-sufficiency aiming strategies; Dialogue system of decision-making for sustainable planning in river basin improvement; Developing a sustainable community - the challenges of new planning methodologies in the re-invention of public open space in Canada; Regional development in the islands of Kos and Rhodes: a study of sustainable financial opportunities; New challenges for regional development in Estonia - the case of Parnu city region; People in the pixel: towards grid-based population modelling; The sustainable location of low-income housing development in South African urban areas Section 11: Rural development Land use evaluation and planning for integrated rural development (the case of a Hellenic region); Integrated risk response techniques in emergency situations: "the Mozambique floods case simulations"; The system of rural service rating in Mashhad county (the second metropolis of Iran) Section 12: A multidisciplinary approach to territorial and environmental risk assessment and management Flooding hazards in northern Italy: two case studies; The management of territorial risks: which integration between planning instruments, evaluation tools, and certification procedures; Research and definition of an integrated territorial risk management system; Seismic and landslide risk analysis at Toscolano Maderno; The atypical assessment of risk and disaster management in municipalities that have Seveso II production and storage sites on their territory; Territorial vulnerability and local risks Section 13: Social and cultural issues Social impact assessment of technological water projects; When the city invades the countryside - cultural-historical environments in spatial planning; The Wadden Sea Forum: the relevance of stakeholder participation for sustainable planning; Native vs exotic: cultural discourses about flora, fauna and belonging in Australia; Gender assessment - a new era in Egypt's water management; Intra-metropolitan inequalities in Rio de Janeiro and the Guanabara Bay Cleaning Programme; Evaluating a new participatory planning approach for sustainable landscape development in Switzerland - participatory techniques and social effects of Landscape Development Concepts (LDC); Sustainability, urban regeneration and social inclusion; Territorial functioning, victimisation and fear of crime: a comparative study of high and low crime rate estates; Development of design criteria for economically viable sustainable housing in Gauteng, South Africa; Social justice in a traditional Muslim built environment: the case of non-Muslim communities in Cordoba, Spain; Gender and interest in ICT - a current Australian study; Behavioral assessment of online education; Integration of science and art in architectural studies in the information era; Resident attitudes towards tourism in a destination in the stagnation stage of the tourism life cycle; Sustainability of adventure tourism: the economic highway; The integration of Computer Aided Design for the sustainable design of affordable houses in Kuala Juru, Penang, Malaysia; An integrated model for cultural events; ISHTAR Suite: an advanced software tool for the assessment of short and long term measures for improving the quality of life in the urban environment; The House of Bahrain Press Heritage Section 14: Urban landscapes Landscape transformations in the postmodern inner city: clustering flourishing economic activities and 'glocalising' morphologies; The present and the future of the Greek urban landscape; Urban landscape transformations: the case of architecture; Structural change, cultural heritage and place; Public participatory landscape design for Beigu Hill wetland; The PlaceMaker: a flexible and interactive tool to support the sustainable city construction and transformation; Greece in the face of the new EU dynamics at the dawn of the new millennium - a demographic-developmental plan; Transforming landscapes of abandonment: changing perception of low demand housing areas in Newcastle Gateshead, U.K.; Sustaining the cultural landscape in the city of Bath, Maine; Transformations in the night-time economy in English town centres: challenges to management; Multifunctional landscapes for urban flood control in developing countries; The role of spatial layout in revitalizing the inner shopping area of the city: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as a case study; Spatial analysis of visual environmental information in urban landscapes: attempting to detect homogeneous areas through a GIS


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781845640255
  • Publisher: WIT Press
  • Publisher Imprint: WIT Press
  • Height: 230 mm
  • Series Title: v. 12 Sustainable World
  • Width: 155 mm
  • ISBN-10: 184564025X
  • Publisher Date: 26 Aug 2005
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: v. 2


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