| Land Use Scenarios: Environmental Consequences of Development Contributor(s): Shearer, Alan W. (Author), Mouat, David A. (Author), Bassett, Scott D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1420092545 ISBN-13: 9781420092547 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $247.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2009 Annotation: Employing a set of analyses to understand interrelated consequences of urbanization, Land Use Scenarios: Environmental Consequences of Development establishes a framework for those involved in land use planning and environmental management to think about the future. This book explores a range of bio-geographic conditions and addresses the complex social challenges associated with the dual roles of federally owned lands, which support both a primary mission as well as the conservation of natural resources. Focusing on the environmental concerns of three military installations in the Los Angeles area, the text develops a geographic risk assessment model for local planning initiatives. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development - Nature | Ecology |
| Dewey: 307.12 |
| LCCN: 2008050951 |
| Series: Integrative Studies in Water Management and Land Development |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 7" W x 10" (2.15 lbs) 422 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Any alteration of the natural processes occurring on a piece of land will have expected as well as unanticipated effects, and those effects have little regard for arbitrary human boundaries. Consequently, it is not enough for land managers to consider only how they might maintain the parcels for which they are responsible; they must also anticipate how changes to neighboring lands might impact their properties. Land Use Scenarios: Environmental Consequences of Development demonstrates how the success of local decision making is largely determined by factors that are difficult to control or forecast. It shows the importance of geographic vulnerability analysis, which takes into consideration possible scenarios about how, where, and when future patterns of land use might develop. It points to the consideration of critical uncertainties--those aspects of the future, that while difficult to predict, may have a profound impact on pending decisions. Detailing research supported by the United States Marine Corps, the text presents a study of the region of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and Air Station Miramar in California. While this area remains largely un-built, but extensively used, ongoing regional growth is having dramatic impact on the land and must be factored into any decision making. This research--
In publishing this research, the investigators provide information regarding issues of urban development and possible environmental consequences to stakeholders and jurisdictions whose actions may influence the future of the region. More broadly, the book will aid managers and stakeholders from other areas to engage spatial contingencies toward the goal of developing more resilient landscapes. |
