Key Concepts in Planning

by Gavin Parker

• ISBN13: 9781847870773
• ISBN10: 1847870775
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-07-31
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd

Summary

Edited by Dr Rob Kitchen, Director of the National Institute of Regional and Spatial Analysis (NIRSA) at the National University of Ireland, the Key Concepts in Human Geography series is an innovative set of companion texts for undergraduate students of the Human Geography sub-disciplines. Organized around 20 short essays, they provide a cutting edge introduction to the central concepts that define contemporary research in their field. All books in the series are authored by internationally recognized academics and include an introductory chapter and extensive pedagogic features in the form of a glossary, figures, diagrams and further reading. Morrissey et al have produced a detailed yet expansive guide to an area in which students have been poorly served in the past. Key Concepts in Historical Geography brings alive the human geographies of the past, and demonstrates their relevancy for understanding key aspects of the contemporary world. This new and innovative includes entries on: Colonial and Postcolonial geographies Globalization Space Power Intended Audience: Key Concepts in Historical Geography  is an excellent text for upper level undergraduate and postgraduate students of Historical Geography.

Table of Contents

Sustainability

Sustainable Development (principle) Plan

Strategy

Vision

Policy Guidance

Implementation

Tools and Processes

Designations

Zoning

Boundaries

Greenbelt

Area-based initiatives

Integration Policy

Hierarchy

Scales Systems

Complexity

Networks Interests (Group)

Stakeholder

Public Interest

(fragmentation of) Conflict

Consensus

Negotiation

Participation

Partnership

Mobility

Accessibility Rights Space

Place (Making Sense of)

Community

Neighbourhood

Utopia Design

Townscape/landscape

Capital(s) Externality

Impact

Multiplier

Competitiveness

Economic Development

Biodiversity

Ecology

Habitats

Amenity (protection/enhancement)

Conservation

Preservation

Protection

Heritage

Regeneration

Rehabilitation

Renewal

Restoration

Gentrification

Development (physical, community)

Brownfield

Previously Developed Land

Compact City

Intensification

Infill

Urban Capacity Planning Gain

Betterment

Worsenment

Low Impact

Zero-Carbon Development

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