Integrating City Planning and Environmental Improvement

Fully revised and updated with a new preface by editors Donald Miller and Gert de Roo and new figures throughout, this second edition reports on the experience of 23 innovative programmes from 11 countries. Mostly written by practicing planners and government officials, the book looks at a wide range of integrated approaches which have been implemented and the critical assessment of these provides lessons for local and national governments interested in setting up similar schemes and suggesting ways of further innovation.

Contents: Introduction: integrating environmental quality improvement and city planning, D. Miller and G. de Roo. National Policy for Integrating Environment and Spatial Planning: Towards urban environmental quality in The Netherlands, M. van den Berg; Environment and space: towards more cohesion in environmental and spatial policy, J.A. van Staalduine and M.T.T. Simons; A United States perspective on the Dutch government's approach to seeking greater cohesion in environmental and spatial policy, H. Blanco; Commentary on 'spatial and environmental integration', A. Dal Cin; Strategies for protecting environmental quality in the spatial planning law of Austria, A. Kanonier. Regional Approaches to Integration: Effectiveness of interjurisdictional growth management: integrated local, regional and state planning in Washington State, USA, R. Piro; ROM-Rijnmond: programme management in practice, A. Dijkstra; Environmental enhancement by the Environment Agency in South East England, H.R. Howes; Sustainable management of the physical component of urban ecosystems: the Malaysian perspective, J.J Periera and I. Komoo. City-wide Approaches to Integration: Environmental protection in the free state of Saxony and the 'Ecological City' model project, A. Vaatz; Lessons from an adaptation of the Dutch model for Integrated Environmental Zoning (IEZ) in Brooklyn, NYC, H. Blanco; Urban development and the role of strategic environmental policy planning: experiences with the first generation of plans in The Netherlands, F.H.J.M. Coenen. Focusing on Integration at the Neighbourhood Level: Ecological renewal of post-war neighbourhoods: problems and solutions, A. Bus; CiBoGa site Groningen: a breakthrough in environmental quality in the densely-populated city, M. de Maaré and E. Zinger; Sustainable downtown urban renewal: redefining Yonge Street, J. Oosterveld; Urban strategies for the 21st century: Zuid-Oost Industrial Terrain, Groningen, C. Moller; The right place for the environment: a method for area-oriented environmental policy, A. Schreuders and E. Hoeflaak. Employing Indicators and Analysis to Achieve Integration: Design and use of urban sustainability indicators in physical planning - a view from Cascadia, D. Miller; A case for local environmental indicators: participation in Quito, Ecuador, S. D. Vásconez; The city bubble: a framework for the integration of environment, economy and spatial planning, V.M. Sol, J. de Boer, F.H Oosterhuis, J.F. Feenstra and H. Verbruggen; An endeavour at integration in environmental analysis and planning, M. Partidário and H. Voogd; Households, sustainability and environmental quality, A.J.M. Schoot Uiterkamp, K.J. Noorman and W. Biestiot; Managing information: urban environments and the internet, H. Srinivas; Index.