Screen LibraryEcological rationality in spatial planning : concepts and tools for sustainable land-use decisions /
Spatial planning defines how men use one of the most important and scarce resources on Earth: land. Planners therefore play a key role in countering or deepening the current ecological crisis. To foster ecological transitions, planning scholars and practitioners need to be equipped with sound theori...
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Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham, Switzerland : |
| Publication Dates: | [2020] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cities and nature,
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| Summary: |
Spatial planning defines how men use one of the most important and scarce resources on Earth: land. Planners therefore play a key role in countering or deepening the current ecological crisis. To foster ecological transitions, planning scholars and practitioners need to be equipped with sound theories and practical tools. To this end, this book advocates a re-foundation of spatial planning under the paradigm of "ecological rationality", based on the revaluation of early pioneers of ecological planning and mutual fertilization with different disciplines, including decision-making science, eco |
| Carrier Form: | xv, 198 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-198). |
| ISBN: |
9783030330262 (hardcover) : 3030330265 (hardcover) |
| Index Number: | HD108 |
| CLC: | F301.2-05 |
| Call Number: | F301.2-05/R333 |
| Contents: | Chapter 1. Standing on the shoulders of giants -- reviving ecological approaches in planning traditions -- Chapter 2. The concept of Ecological Rationality and its application to spatial planning -- Chapter 3. Bridging the gaps: connecting Spatial Planning with Land Use Science and Political Ecology -- Chapter 4. Towards a conceptual framework for ecological rationality in spatial planning -- Chapter 5. A closer look to processes of territorial transformations in Europe: urbanisation, agricultural intensification and land abandonment -- Chapter 6. Policies and regulatory frames in the EU and |