Land-Use Planning for Sustainable Development (Social Environmental Sustainability)
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (660 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1566703255 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 232 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Clearly and interestingly written, it belongs not only in academic libraries but, more importantly, in all public libraries, where it will be accessible to interested citizens.--R. 7 . 38, No. This book should be read, studied, and then used by all local planners and planning boards. Smith, in CHOICE, March 2001, Vol. L
After centuries of patchwork land planning, out-of-scale development and cookbook methods, it is clear that we need a better way. They make the case that we-as humans-have the capacity for community with all life and can ultimately embrace the notion that individual well-being is wrapped up in the well-being of the whole, and that social change can occur before major disasters require it.This is the first book to incorporate land-use planning with sustainability. Using sustainability as a framework, Silberstein and Maser present the underlying concepts of sustainable land-use planning. The authors off
"Must read this book, must read it!!" according to vagabundo. Silberstein and Maser have written a must-read book for anyone interested in local community-planning with a definite sustainability twist. I read it for a paper on sustainable participation and found it to be quite easy to read; plenty of case examples and thought-provoking ideas make sure of that. I especially liked reading about the everyday problems that are so common in community-planning, it makes it easy to relate to. I rate it a four, since I'm saving the five for a fantastic book yet to come