PLANNING SUSTAINABLE

URBAN ENVIRONMENTS

(Author of Environmental Planning for Site Development, Chapman Hall, E&FN Spon, London,1994. Environmental Planner, Emeritus Professor, University of Sheffield - formerly Professor and Head of Department of Landscape).

For students of: Town and Environmental Planning Landscape Architecture Architecture Civil Engineering City Management

A broadly based introduction to issues relating to sustainable cities. In particular this presentation examines the way in which the planning, management and design of new and existing urban areas needs to change. This presentation introduces some of the basic environmental concepts with which planners and designers of cities and neigbourhoods need to be familiar. Prepared for use by first and second year students in universities and colleges, it can also be used as a reader for those involved in continuing professional development.

The presentation contains many references to relevant books and papers, so that the student can study each aspect in greater detail. Internet links are also included, taking the user to various sites dealing with aspects of environmental sustainability.

Contents:

• The sustainability debate as it relates to urban environmental planning
  • Abiotic and biotic aspects of the environment
  • Principles of environmental sustainability
  • Economics and sustainability
  • Social cost of sustainability
  • Approaches to environmental planning
• The concept of urban environmental sustainability
  • Sustainability "Webs"
  • Biodiversity loss
  • Climate change
  • Air pollution
  • Non-renewable resources
• City form, the landscape and sustainability
  • Natural process and city form
  • City as ecosystem
  • Managing the flows and areas of land
  • Future city form
  • Regenerative design solutions

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The following are EXAMPLE PAGES from the CD-Rom presentation:

New Town plan -- these images are half size

Bibliography & Internet Links - these images are half size

CD-Rom designed in HyperStudio* (registered trade mark)by MAP21 Ltd. The programme runs on Windows 95, Windows 3.1 and Macintosh; an appropriate run time Player is included in the price (please specify). The CD-Roms run on computers with at least 8Mb RAM.

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4 Nov 1999