Environmental land use planning and management /

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Author / Creator:Randolph, John.
Imprint:Washington : Island Press, c2004.
Description:xxxviii, 664 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5139770
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ISBN:1559639482 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 625-653) and index.
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Summary:Environmental Land Use Planning and Management is a unique newtextbook that presents a diverse, comprehensive, and coordinatedapproach to issues of land use planning and management and theirimpacts on the environment. It builds on recent advances inenvironmental science, engineering, and geospatial informationtechnologies to provide students with the scientific foundation theyneed to understand both natural land systems and engineering approachesthat can mitigate impacts of land use practices. While offering a baseof knowledge in planning theory and natural science, its primaryemphasis is on describing and explaining emerging approaches, methods,and techniques for environmental land use planning, design, and policy.
Physical Description:xxxviii, 664 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 625-653) and index.
ISBN:1559639482