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Planning For Sustainable Settlements

Category: A-Level Geography

"Sustainable settlements are those villages, towns and cities that meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." (Chapter 1)

See the sample pages below.

Topics covered include:

Chapter 1: the importance of sustainable settlements; ecological footprints; key issues in planning for sustainable settlements; how sustainable is Belfast?

Chapter 2: What makes cities unsustainable; the city as an ecosystem; Los Angeles, USA

Chapter 3: National approaches to sustainable development; strategy; planning guidelines; planning policies; the Dutch approach.

Chapter 4: Sustainable urban development; self-sufficiency; density; integration; housing; shops; industry; Freiburg, Germany.

Chapter 5: Transport and sustainability; encouraging the use of public transport; reducing the overall need to travel; Edinburgh's local transport strategy.

The Author

Geraint Ellis is a lecturer in the School of Environmental Planning at Queen’s University and has published a range of academic papers and research reports on land use planning and sustainable development. He has extensive experience of environmental issues, having worked for community groups and urban regeneration agencies in London and spent three years working as a planning and environmental advisor to the Government of Lesotho in Southern Africa.

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Sample Pages

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