Cooperating with nature : confronting natural hazards with land use planning for sustainable communities / Raymond J. Burby, editor.
This volume focuses on the breakdown in sustainability -- the capacity of the planet to provide quality of life now and in the future -- that is signaled by disaster. The authors bring to light why land use and sustainability have been ignored in devising public policies to deal with natural hazards...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
Joseph Henry Press,
[1998]
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| Series: | Natural hazards and disasters.
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| Online Access: | EBSCO eBooks |
| Summary: | This volume focuses on the breakdown in sustainability -- the capacity of the planet to provide quality of life now and in the future -- that is signaled by disaster. The authors bring to light why land use and sustainability have been ignored in devising public policies to deal with natural hazards. They lay out a vision of sustainability, concrete suggestions for policy reform, and procedures for planning. The book chronicles the long evolution of land-use planning and identifies key components of sustainable planning for hazards. Stressing the importance of balance in land use, the authors offer principles and specific reforms for achieving their visions of sustainability. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 356 pages) : illustrations. Also available via the World Wide Web. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0309518431 058502751X 1282082159 9780309518437 9780585027517 9781282082151 |