Australian Environmental Planning

Australian Environmental Planning
Author: Jason Byrne,Neil Sipe,Jago Dodson
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 438
Release: 2014-04-16
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781317800569

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Winner of the Planning Institute of Australia's 2015 Cutting Edge Research and Teaching Award! Australians from all walks of life have begun to realise the nation’s cities cannot sustain profligate growth indefinitely. Dwindling water supplies, failing food bowls, increased energy costs, more severe bushfires, severe storms, flooding, coastal erosion, rising transport expenses, housing shortages and environmental pollution are now daily news headlines. Australia’s cities may have reached their ecological limits: a new model for planning the places we live is needed. Understanding the natural cycles of the city is just as important to planning our cities as knowledge of local ordinances, indeed much more so. A profound knowledge of environmental processes is critical for successful planning in today’s world. Environmental planners take as their guiding principle the concept of designing with nature, approaching cities as living organisms that consume water, energy and raw materials, and produce waste. This metabolic view of cities means we can find new solutions to old problems, and steer our cities towards a more sustainable form of planning. Written specifically for students and professionals working in city planning in Australia, this ground-breaking new book enables Australian planners, architects and developers to get a better understanding of the fundamental principles of environmental planning for cities, showing how land, water, air, energy, wildlife and people shape our built environments, and how in turn environmental processes must be better understood if we are to make informed decisions about developing cities that are more sustainable. The book’s coverage is comprehensive: from an overview of the concepts and theories of environmental planning, through analysis of governance systems and urban environmental processes to agendas and policies for the future, all the key topics are covered in depth, with recommendations for supporting reading and an unrivalled selection of additional materials. Ideal for students, essential for professionals, Australian Environmental Planning is vital reading for more sustainable cities in a more sustainable world.

Environmental Planning and Management in Australia

Environmental Planning and Management in Australia
Author: A. J. Conacher,Jeanette Conacher
Publsiher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2000
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: UOM:39015053409424

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This is the first comprehensive text on environmental planning and management in Australia. Taking a critical approach, this accessible book shows an urgent need for improving environmental management in Australia.

Perspectives in Environmental Management

Perspectives in Environmental Management
Author: Ralf Buckley
Publsiher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9783642765025

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The author, experienced in industry and academia, presents a set of 15 recent review essays which identify and examine critical current issues of environmental management. Topics covered include environmental accounting, economics and taxation, environmental audit and insurance, institutional and administrative frameworks, regional environmental planning, international aid and trade, and the growth of ecotourism. The book concludes with a summary of likely trends for the 1990's. Readable, concise, practical, and well-referenced, these essays will be essential reading for corporate and governmental executives, engineers, accountants, and lawyers with any responsibility for environmental management. It will also be an invaluable resource book for university ecologists and environmental scientists and for anyone concerned with the practicalities of today's environmental problems.

Environmental Planning and Management

Environmental Planning and Management
Author: Anonim
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 190
Release: 1985
Genre: Electronic Book
ISBN: OCLC:152402587

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Contested Country

Contested Country
Author: Cathy Robinson,Bruce Taylor
Publsiher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2009-10-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780643101807

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In Contested Country, leading researchers in planning, geography, environmental studies and public policy critically review Australia's environmental management under the auspices of the Natural Heritage Trust over the past decade, and identify the challenges that must be met in the national quest for sustainability. It is the first comprehensive, critical examination of the local and regional natural resources management undertaken in Australia, using research sourced from all states as well as the Northern Territory. It addresses questions such as: How is accountability to be maintained? Who is included and who is excluded in decentralised environmental governance? Does the scale of bottom-up management efforts match the scale of environmental problems? How is scientific and technical fidelity in environmental management to be maintained when significant activities are devolved to and controlled by local communities? The book challenges some of the accepted benefits, assumptions and ideologies underpinning regional scaled environmental management, and is a must-read for anyone interested in this field.

Australian urban land use planning

Australian urban land use planning
Author: Nicole Gurran
Publsiher: Sydney University Press
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2011
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781920899776

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Urban and regional planning is increasingly central to public policy in Australia and internationally. As cities and regions adapt to profound economic, societal and technological shifts, new urban and environmental problems are emerging - from inadequate systems of transport and infrastructure, to declining housing affordability, biodiversity loss and human-induced climate change. Australian urban land use planning provides a practical understanding of the principles, processes and mechanisms for strategic and proactive urban governance. Substantially updated and expanded, this second edition explains and compares the legislation, policy- and plan-making, development assessment and dispute resolution processes of Australia's eight state and territorial planning jurisdictions as well as the changing role of the Commonwealth in environmental and urban policy. This new edition also extends the coverage of planning practice, with a new chapter on planning for climate change, a more detailed treatment of planning for housing diversity and affordability, and a comprehensive analysis of the New South Wales planning system and its evolution over the last 30 years. Nicole Gurran is an associate professor in the Urban and Regional Planning Program at the University of Sydney. Her research focuses on comparative planning approaches to housing, ecological sustainability and climate change. Prior to joining the University of Sydney, she practised as a planner in several state government roles, focusing on local environmental plan-making, environmental management and housing policy. She is on the Executive Board of the International Urban Planning and Environment Association.

Contested Country

Contested Country
Author: Cathy J. Robinson,Bruce Taylor
Publsiher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2009
Genre: Australia
ISBN: 9780643095861

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Leading researchers critically review Australia's environmental management over the past decade.

Environmental Management in Australia 1788 1914

Environmental Management in Australia  1788 1914
Author: Joseph Michael Powell
Publsiher: Melbourne ; New York : Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 216
Release: 1976
Genre: History
ISBN: STANFORD:36105036441454

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