Urban Environmental Planning: Policies, Instruments and Methods in an International Perspective

by Roo,Gert de; Miller,Donald

• ISBN13: 9780754643920
• ISBN10: 0754643921
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-01-28
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Originally published in 1997, Urban Environmental Planning provides a groundbreaking overview of innovative methods and techniques for measuring and managing the environmental effects of urban land uses on other urban activities. Fully revised and updated, this second edition brings together a team of leading environmental planners and policy makers from the US, UK, Europe and SE Asia to address the central questions confronting sustainable urban development. Typical questions include: How can you measure and manage the negative environmental effects of intrusive urban activities such as manufacturing and transport on sensitive land uses including residential and recreational areas? Can a balance be found between reducing these effects through means such as separating conflicting land uses?While other sources identify the need for effective programmes to improve urban environmental quality, this volume describes and assesses analytical methods and implementing programmes practised by leading communities around the world.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	ix
List of Tables	xi
Annexes	xii
List of Contributors	xiii
Preface	xv
1 Introduction
D. Miller and G. de Roo	1	(12)
Part A A Descriptive Introduction to Environmental and Spatial Conflicts in the Urban Area
2 Pollution Control in the United Kingdom
B. Goodall	13	(12)
3 Tackling the Problem of Conflicting Land Uses in Hong Kong: A Planner's View
Pun Chung Chan	25	(10)
4 From Measurement to Measures: Land Use and Environmental Protection in Brooklyn, New York
N. Anderson, E. Hanhardt and L Pasher	35	(6)
5 Land Use Conflicts and Problem Solving Strategies: Three Case Studies in the Metropolitan Area of Lisbon
J. Farinha, L. Vasconcelos and A. Perestrelo	41	(18)
6 A Noise Remedy Program: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
E. Munday	59	(10)
7 Land Use Conflicts at a Nuclear Weapons Site: Contamination, Industry and Habitat at Hanford, USA
J. Denkers and M. Power	69	(8)
Part B Answers to Negative Environmental Spillovers in the Urban Area
8 Risk-Based Urban Environmental Planning: The Seattle Experience
S. Nicholas	77	(18)
9 Towards an Integrated District Oriented Policy: A Policy for Urban Planning and the Environment in Amsterdam
E. Meyburg	95	(14)
10 Improving Environmental Performance of Local Land Use Plans: An Experiment with Sustainable Urban Planning in Amsterdam
E. Timár	109	(12)
11 A Method for Incorporating Environmental Aspects into Spatial Planning
N. Streefkerk	121	(16)
12 Innovative Mitigation at a Treatment Plant: The Applied Waste Water Technologies Research Program
G.M. Bush	137	(10)
Part C Integrated Environmental Zoning as a Sophisticated Instrument to Deal with Environmental Spillovers
13 Dutch Integrated Environmental Zoning: A Comprehensive Program for Dealing with Urban Environmental Spillovers
D. Miller	147	(14)
14 The Rise and Fall of the Environmental Zone: A Discussion About Area Oriented Environmental Planning in Urban Areas
G. de Roo	161	(8)
15 Integrated Environmental Zoning in the IJmond-Region near Amsterdam
D. Arbouw	169	(12)
16 Integrated Environmental Zoning and American Inner-City Redevelopment: A Helpful Intersection of Land-use Planning and Environmental Law
M.A. Wolf	181	(10)
17 (Integrated) Environmental Zoning: A Comparative Study of 12 Countries
J. Pearce	191	(14)
Part D Positive Environmental Spillovers in the Urban Areas: A Neglected Field of Interest
18 Seattle's Environmentally Critical Areas Policies
C. Marks	205	(14)
19 A Wildlife Habitat Network for Community Planning using GIS Technology
K.J. Stenberg, K.O. Richter, D. McNamara and L. Vicknair	219	(12)
20 Reducing Flood Damage Impacts of Urbanisation: Institutional Problems and Approaches
F. Westerlund	231	(14)
Part E The Spatial Plan as a Tool for Sustainable Solutions
21 Environmental Appraisal of Development Plans
N. Border	245	(16)
22 Integrated Environmental Zoning in Local Land Use Plans: Some Dutch Experiences
H. Borst	261	(8)
23 Integrating Environmental Quality Criteria in Municipal Master Plans: A General Proposal
C. Garrett	269	(12)
Index	281