Economic Instruments and Regulatory Measures for the Demand Management of Urban Transport
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Publisher: UN-HABITAT
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9789211312911
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Land Use and Spatial Planning
Author: Graciela Metternicht
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2018-01-12
Total Pages: 125
ISBN-13: 3319718614
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book reconciles competing and sometimes contradictory forms of land use, while also promoting sustainable land use options. It highlights land use planning, spatial planning, territorial (or regional) planning, and ecosystem-based or environmental land use planning as tools that strengthen land governance. Further, it demonstrates how to use these types of land-use planning to improve economic opportunities based on sustainable management of land resources, and to develop land use options that strike a balance between conservation and development objectives. Competition for land is increasing as demand for multiple land uses and ecosystem services rises. Food security issues, renewable energy and emerging carbon markets are creating pressures for the conversion of agricultural land to other uses such as reforestation and biofuels. At the same time, there is a growing demand for land in connection with urbanization and recreation, mining, food production, and biodiversity conservation. Managing the increasing competition between these services, and balancing different stakeholders’ interests, requires efficient allocation of land resources.
Implementing Sustainable Urban Travel Policies National Reviews
Author: European Conference of Ministers of Transport
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2003-10-02
Total Pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9282103064
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis report examines the experiences of eleven European countries (including Russia) and the United States in designing and implementing sustainable urban transport policies.
Land Use Management and Transportation Planning
Author: C.B. Schoeman
Publisher: WIT Press
Published: 2015-05-07
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 1784660779
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe interface between land use management and transportation planning represents probably the most important spatial impact in sustainable land use, mobility and transportation development. Prior to this book, only limited attempts have been made to integrate these topics as to enhance smart growth and sustainable development principles within spatial systems. The approach followed differs internationally and specifically between different planning and transportation authorities. The spatial impacts of land use and transportation serve as the main catalyst in urban form, development and its associated problems. These impacts represent severe consequences from a built and environmental development perspective. All of these are covered in the book and its supporting chapters. The focus of the book is the application of best practice principles in managing the interface between land use management and transportation planning. Internationally the practice is the promotion of more sustainable urban and rural forms supported by improved levels of accessibility through the application of smart growth and sustainability principles. The focus however remains to successfully optimise land use and transportation integration. The structuring used within each of the chapters provide the reader with the basic and applicable theory and practical knowledge to attain system wide integration and sustainability within the dynamics of spatial and transportation systems. The inclusion of specific theme related case studies endorses the relevancy of this book’s topic.
OECD Environmental Outlook
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2001-04-05
Total Pages: 309
ISBN-13: 9264188568
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe OECD Environmental Outlook provides economy-based projections of environmental pressures and changes in the state of the environment to 2020.
Cases in Climate Change Policy
Author: Ragnar E. Lofsted
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-07-16
Total Pages: 221
ISBN-13: 1134178387
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume examines case studies on EU countries' policy to combat climate change, examining the constraints of and opportunities for the implementation of climate change strategies in these countries. The introductory section provides an overview of the climate change problem and its potential effects, examining the roles of different greenhouse gases, the main emission sources, the likely consequences of climate change and the scope for abatement and adapation. The second part consists of six detailed case studies on diverse national strategies. The book concludes with a comparative analysis of the findings of the case studies, and suggestions for approaches to implement emission reduction strategies.
Designing Accessibility Instruments
Author: Cecilia Silva
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-04-24
Total Pages: 464
ISBN-13: 1315463598
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe integration of land use and transport planning is key to making cities sustainable and liveable. Accessibility can provide an effective framework for this integration. However, today there is a significant gap between the advances in scientific knowledge on accessibility and its effective application in planning practice. In order to close this gap, Designing Accessibility Instruments introduces a novel methodology for the joint assessment and development of accessibility instruments by researchers and practitioners. The book: provides a theoretical and professional analysis of the main concepts behind the definition, use and measurement of accessibility; undertakes a comprehensive inventory and critical analysis of accessibility instruments, focusing on the bottlenecks in their transposition to planning practice; introduces and applies a novel methodology for the assessment and improvement of the practical use and usefulness of accessibility instruments; presents six in-depth illustrative case study applications of the methodology, representing a range of cities with different geographical and institutional settings, and different levels of urban and transport planning integration. The book is supported by a companion website – www.accessibilityplanning.eu – which extrapolates its content to a broader scope and keeps it updated and valid with new iterations of the methodology and further advances on the initial and new case studies.
Policy Instruments for Achieving Environmentally Sustainable Transport
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2002-08-27
Total Pages: 173
ISBN-13: 9264176241
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents the findings and analysis of the OECD Environmentally Sustainable Transport Project.
Reclaiming the City
Author: Andy Coupland
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005-10-05
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 1135816719
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMixed use development is about retaining or creating a mix of different uses in cities or neighbourhoods. The trend in UK development has been towards specialisation and areas with single uses. Increasing the mix of uses is thought to reduce the need to travel, lower the likelihood of crime, improve the ambience and attractiveness of areas and contribute to the sustainability of cities.
Sustainable Cities for the Third Millennium: The Odyssey of Urban Excellence
Author: Voula P. Mega
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2010-09-21
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 1441960376
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAt the dawn of the third millennium, planet Earth entered a zone of turbulence. The 2008 crisis added economic uncertainty to the threat of global warming and extreme events such as droughts, floods and cyclones, the persisting crisis of p- erty and the spectrum of pandemics and terrorism. Against this global landscape in an era of fragility, cities, already sheltering more than half of humankind, appear as Janus-faced realities, the best and worst of places, vulnerable but still full of hope and will to overcome the crisis of societal values and progress in the path of susta- able development. This book addresses the most critical challenges for cities, humanity’s collective masterpieces in danger, and analyses breakthrough responses for sustainable dev- opment, a globalisation with human face and the transition to inclusive post carbon communities. The ultimate wish is that experts, city planners, decision-makers and citizens in search of sustainable cities could find here some sources of information and inspiration to enhance the immense possibilities of cities and embrace the best possible trajectories of change.
