Advancing Sustainability at the Sub-National Level: The Potential and Limitations of Planning

ISBN-13: 9781138247901 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 256 str.

Eran Feitelson

Opis

Notions of sustainability were originally advanced at supra-national level and, then, at local level. However, less attention has been given to the interim 'sub-national' levels until very recently. As planners normally focus on these sub-national levels, this book argues that they now have the opportunity to play a far more significant role in developing and implementing sustainability policies. Bringing together a wide range of international case studies from metropolitan and community levels, it examines the potential contribution of planning to the advancement of sustainability at sub-national levels and the limitations it faces in doing so.

Recenzje

’...a collection of interesting contributions...the broad range of topics discussed with numerous references to actual problems in various regions of the world enhances the value of this publication. It provides valuable insights for planners to be used in the process of planning sustainable development, and practical guidelines for local governments striving to implement environmental programmes.’ European Spatial Research and Policy

Spis treści

Contents: The potential and limitations of planning in advancing sustainability notions at the sub-national level: an introduction, Eran Feitelson; Very long-term planning for the era of climate change, Eliahu Romanoff and Thomas Gloria; Can Israel plan for sustainable development? An institutional analysis and constructive critique, Ernst R. Alexander; Decentralized planning for sustainable urban development: the Washington State Growth Management Act and its application in the Seattle metropolitan area, Donald Miller; Integrated planning for air quality - a human concept and a computer programme, Dalia Lichfield; The role of strategic planning in advancing sustainability at the metropolitan level: the case of Tel Aviv, Eran Feitelson; The integration of environmental, social and economic issues in spatial planning: case study of the metropolitan spatial development framework for Cape Town, South Africa, Desiree Shepherd and Keith Wiseman; Policy recommendations and implementation of Local Agenda 21: the example of Lodz (Poland), Tadeusz Marszal; Implementing sustainable business estates in the Netherlands: a confrontation between theory and practice, Erik Louw; An 'Actor-Consulting' model for sustainable planning: an application in sustainable housing development, Frans Osté and Gert de Roo; Public-private partnership as new integrated instruments for achieving sustainable urban development: the case of Monza, Luisa Pedrazzini; The role of local knowledge in environmental health planning, Jason Corburn; The potential of framing in managing and resolving environmental conflict, Deborah Shmueli and Michal Ben-Gal; Participatory decision making and sustainability: the role of environmental organizations, Karel Martens; Index.

O autorze

Eran Feitelson is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Geography at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.