A Planners Guide to Sustainable Development

This book provides the following information: (1) description of the theories, concepts, and origins of sustainable development; (2) presentation of an overview of the progress on the state, national and global fronts regarding sustainable development; (3) discussion of the pursuit of sustainability as a local initiative; (4) recommendations of strategies to the local planning professions for how they can play a more significant role in programs of sustainable development; (5) recommendations of suggestions for components of a community sustainable development program; (6) detailed descriptions of five sustainable development programs that were implemented locally; and (7) inclusion of references for more in-depth study of sustainable development.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Planning Association

  122 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 1500
  Chicago, IL  United States  60603-6107
• Authors:
  • Krizek, Kevin J
  • Power, Joe
• Publication Date: 1996-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 68p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: City planning; Communities; Countries; History; International; Local government; States; Strategic planning; Sustainable development; Theory; Transportation planning
• Subject Areas: Highways; History; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01003180
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: PAS Report No. 467
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 23 2005 11:26AM