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Spatial planning and climate change are closely intertwined - the effects of irresponsible planning can negatively impact our changing environment. This book addresses various issues on the relationship between our changing climate and spatial planning, and how we can address problems by using an approach to our preparation for the future.

Contemporary Issues in Australian Urban and Regional Planning looks at a wide range of planning issues in Australia from the city to the regional scale, covering key topics in sustainable development and planning including economic, social, environmental and governance perspectives.

Contemporary Issues in Australian Urban and Regional Planning looks at a wide range of planning issues in Australia from the city to the regional scale, covering key topics in sustainable development and planning including economic, social, environmental and governance perspectives.

Discusses: the evolution of regional planning in UK and strategic thinking involved; spatial implications of regional economic development policies; methods and techniques needed for implementation of strategic planning for regional development; and more.

Sustainability Assessment is an increasingly important tool for informing planning and development decisions across the globe. This book surveys the current state and future of Sustainability Assessment decision-making tools. Written by authors among the leading university academics teaching impact assessment courses in the most acclaimed universities worldwide operating in this field, it is ideally suited for the growing numbers of courses in impact assessment education and training.

Sustainability Assessment is an increasingly important tool for informing planning and development decisions across the globe. This book surveys the current state and future of Sustainability Assessment decision-making tools. Written by authors among the leading university academics teaching impact assessment courses in the most acclaimed universities worldwide operating in this field, it is ideally suited for the growing numbers of courses in impact assessment education and training.

Presents a starting point for debate upon what steps can be taken to reduce hazards from water, while additionally using planning and risk analysis to identify possible methods for increasing the resilience of the city against water shortages or surpluses. This book draws together information on population, water studies and spatial planning.

Revised edition of the author's Public transport, 2009.

An introductory undergraduate text on one of the main issues in planning, which is central to the curriculum in schools of planning and related subject areas such as land economy, estate management and surveying.

Transport in the twenty-first century represents a significant challenge at the global and the local scale. This title disentangles this modern issue in five parts, offering insights into: the nature of transport, the evolution of policy and planning, policy instruments, planning procedures, and the contemporary agenda.

Provides a comprehensive introduction to the concepts and theory of regional planning in the UK. Drawing on examples from throughout the UK, this book provides students and practitioners with a descriptive and analytical foundation for understanding this rapidly changing area of planning.

Discusses: the evolution of regional planning in UK and strategic thinking involved; spatial implications of regional economic development policies; methods and techniques needed for implementation of strategic planning for regional development; and more.

Part of a series of books on environmental planning, this comprehensive text focuses on environmental impact assessment and design. It deals with the difficult problem of integrating various land uses to produce a landscape that is both useful and

Environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) is an important and often obligatory part of proposing or launching any development project. Delivering a successful ESIA needs not only an understanding of the theory but also a detailed knowledge of the methods for carrying out the processes required.

Environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) is an important and often obligatory part of proposing or launching any development project. Delivering a successful ESIA needs not only an understanding of the theory but also a detailed knowledge of the methods for carrying out the processes required.