Land use considerations in urban environmental management

No AccessStand Alone Books1 Feb 2013Land use considerations in urban environmental managementAuthors/Editors: Janis D. BernsteinJanis D. Bernsteinhttps://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-2723-2SectionsAboutPDF (0.3 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract:In rapidly growing developing country cities, distorted land markets and ineffective urban land management often have resulted in the degradation of environmentally fragile land; occupation of hazard-prone areas; loss of cultural resources, open space, and prime agricultural land; and excessive urban sprawl. To prevent further degradation, governments should exert some degree of control over urban land use and development, but not unnecessarily constrain the supply of land for housing or discourage the private sector from providing affordable housing in safe locations. An important challenge is to achieve a balance between urban development and environmental protection, taking into account linkages among land use, poverty, and the environment. Balancing environmental and economic objectives requires a land management strategy that facilitates the land market and protects sensitive land and cultural resources. Implementing such a strategy requires a mix of policies and locally appropriate instruments (regulatory, economic, property rights, acquisition, government provision of infrastructure, and information and education) to guide and motivate the behavior of actors causing land degradation problems and those responsible for managing urban land to avoid these problems. FiguresreferencesRecommendeddetailsCited byMulti-Disciplinary Access in Conceptual Design for Advertising of The Public SpaceSouth East European Journal of Architecture and Design, Vol.202211 February 2022Sustainable Regional Development Planning to Green the Spatial Impact of Urbanization in Sub-Saharan AfricaSSRN Electronic JournalPerformance and dilemmas of urban containment strategies in the transformation context of BeijingJournal of Environmental Planning and Management, Vol.53, No.224 February 2010Major issues in Indonesia's urban land developmentLand Use Policy, Vol.21, No.4Rural to urban land conversion in Indonesia during boom and bust periodsLand Use Policy, Vol.17, No.1Urbanization and the Environment in Southern Africa: Towards a Managed Framework for the Sustainability of CitiesJournal of Environmental Planning and Management, Vol.42, No.6Remote sensing of global change: growth in China's Jiangsu ProvinceInternational Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, Vol.2, No.42 June 2009Un cadre de prise en compte des impacts cumulatifs du tourisme en milieu urbain patrimonial: validation à MarrakechLoisir et Société / Society and Leisure, Vol.17, No.2Mapping, Measuring, and Modeling Urban Growth View Published: January 1994ISBN: 978-0-8213-2723-4 Copyright & Permissions Related RegionsEurope and Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanRelated CountriesBrazilIndiaMexicoRelated TopicsEnvironmentWater Resources KeywordsENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTLAND USEURBANIZATIONLAND MARKETSURBAN LAND USEAGRICULTURAL LANDLAND SETTLEMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC INSTRUMENTSENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONLAND DEGRADATIONLAND USESUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTAXATION PDF DownloadLoading ...