Cooperating with Nature: Confronting Natural Hazards with Land-Use Planning for Sustainable Communities

by Raymond J. Burby

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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...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0309063620

ISBN13:9780309063623

Release Date:August 1998

Publisher:Joseph Henry Press

Length:366 Pages

Weight:1.70 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"

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Business Business & Finance Business & Investing Business Development Earth Sciences Economics Engineering Environmental Economics Environmental Science Environmental Studies

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