Integrated Environmental Planning

This up-to-date and comprehensive reference presents the fundamentals of environmental planning, incorporating theory, practice and case studies. The book includes balanced coverage and real world examples to illustrate the concepts. Political, ethical, and societal considerations are all addressed.

• Presents the fundamentals of environmental planning and methodological material for analysis.
• Real world examples are provided to illustrate concepts.
• Political, ethical and societal considerations are addressed.
• Coverage is balanced between theoretical and practical.

Preface.

1. The Nature of Planning.

2. Defining the Environmental Approach.

3. Making Plans.

4. Natural Factors in Environmental Planning.

5. Landscape Inventory and Analysis.

6. Natural Hazard Assessment.

7. Environmental Modelling and Simulation.

8. The Decision Support Perspective.

9. Ethics, Conflict and Environmental Planning.

10. The Impact of Change.

References.

Index.

James Lein is a professor of geography at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. He serves as deputy director of OhioView and is a member of the executive board of directors of the AmericaView project. He specializes in the application of remote sensing and geographic information systems in environmental planning, risk assessment, and regional landscape analysis.
His research interests focus on the monitoring of land-use/land-cover change, urban morphology and homeland defense, the integration of remote sensing and geographic information systems in regional planning and environmental impact assessment, and the incorporation of artificial intelligence methods to aid environmental decision making. Integrated Environmental Planning presents a fresh, comprehensive approach to the diverse and dynamic world of environmental planning. In this accessible book, James Lein offers an essential guide to the mechanics of making a plan; introducing both the method and the tools necessary to environmental planning. Essential theoretical concepts are tied to understandable real-world examples. The latest planning technologies and methodologies, such as GIS and computer modeling, are integrated to offer the crucial "need to know" information for students and environmental professionals. Throughout, Lein maintains a strong focus on the environmental principles that guide planning.

In this clear and straightforward style, Lein closes the gap between theory and practice, technology and application, principle and plan. Through its scope and uniquely well-balanced content, Integrated Environmental Planning stands as an ideal introduction to environmental planning.