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OverviewThis second volume of the Sustainable Urban Development Series focuses on assessing the impact of the urban process and providing statements as to the sustainability of development plans, programmes and projects. It sets out the regulatory framework and revisits the methodological issues presented in Volume 1 of the series, providing detailed examination of environmental, economic and social evaluations of sustainable urban development. Sustainable Urban Development Volume 2: The Environmental Assessment Methods draws attention to the impact that development - in the form of buildings, utilities and transportation systems - has on natural resource consumption and the quality of cultural heritage. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mark Deakin (Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK) , Gordon Mitchell , Peter Nijkamp , Ron VreekerPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 1.170kg ISBN: 9780415322164ISBN 10: 0415322162 Pages: 544 Publication Date: 30 March 2007 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Introduction Part 1: Environmental Assessment 2. Environmental Assessment Methods within the EU Part 2: Systems Thinking-Based Approaches 3. The Multi-Modal Systems Thinking Approach to Sustainable Evaluation 4. The Human Sustainable City, Values, Approaches and Evaluative Tool 5. The Role of Evaluation in Supporting Human Sustainable Development 6. The Role of Modelling in Urban Sustainability Assessment Part 3: Methods for Environmental Valuations 7. Cost-Benefit Analysis and Multi-Criteria Analysis 8. Contingent Valuation Method 9. The Hedonic Price Method Part 4: Methods for Environmental, Economic and Social Assessments 4.1 Simple, Complex and Advanced Evaluations 10. Analytical Hierarchy Process 11. The Application and Development of Ecological Footprints 12. Urban Spiders: A Comparative Framework for Evaluation and Scenario Analysis 13. The Flag Method 14. Regime Analysis 4.2 Advanced Evaluations of Urban Land Use 15. The Assessment of Multi-Functional Land Use 16. The PROPOLIS Model for Assessing Urban Sustainability 4.3 Advanced Evaluations of Urban Land Use, Buildings and Estates 17. Sustainability Assessment of Building Design and Construction 18. Life Cycle Analysis of Buildings, Groups of Buildings and Urban Fragments 4.4 Very Advanced Evaluations of Neighbourhoods, Districts and Cities19. The AUSTIME Methodology: Quantifiable Sustainability Assessment Coupled with Multi-Agent Simulation 20. H2QR: A Research and Demonstration Project for Assessing Sustainable Neighbourhood Development 21. Assessing Sustainable Community Development Proposals Part 5. Evaluating the Sustainability of Urban Development 22. The Assessment of Environmental Equity and Environmental Justice: Methodological Issues 23. Participative and Inter-Active Evaluation: A Review of the Methodologies 24. Sustainable Urban Futures: From Models to Competing Pathways 25. ConclusionsReviewsAuthor InformationMark Deakin is Senior Lecturer and Teaching Fellow at the School of the Built Environment, Napier University. Gordon Mitchell is Lecturer at the School of Geography & Institute for Transport Studies, Leeds University. Peter Nijkamp is Professor in Regional and Urban Economics and Economic Geography at the Free University, Amsterdam. Ron Vreeker is Lecturer and Researcher at the Department of Spatial Economics, Free University, Amsterdam. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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