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Book SynopsisThis compendium volume, Urban Land Use: Community-Based Planning, covers a range of land use planning and community engagement issues. Part I explores the connections between land use decisions and consequences for urban residents, particularly in the areas of health and health equity. The chapters in Part II provide a closer look at community land use planning practice in several case studies. Part III offers several practical and innovative tools for integrating community decisions into land use planning.
Table of ContentsThe Collapse of Place: Derelict Land, Deprivation, and Health Inequality in Glasgow, Scotland. Co-benefits of Designing Communities for Active Living: An Exploration of Literature. Why We Need Urban Health Equity Indicators: Integrating Science, Policy, and Community. Owning the City: New Media and Citizen Engagement in Urban Design. Urban Ecological Stewardship: Understanding the Structure, Function and Network of Community-based Urban Land Management. Planning Office and Community Influence on Land-Use Decisions Intended to Benefit the Low-Income: Welcome to Chicago. A Structured Decision Approach for Integrating and Analyzing Community Perspectives in Re-Use Planning of Vacant Properties in Cleveland, Ohio. Development of Future Land Cover Change Scenarios in the Metropolitan Fringe, Oregon, U.S., with Stakeholder Involvement. The Use of Visual Decision Support Tools in an Interactive Stakeholder Analysis—Old Ports as New Magnets for Creative Urban Development. Between Boundaries: From Commoning and Guerrilla Gardening to Community Land Trust Development in Liverpool. The Sustainable and Healthy Communities Research Program: The Environmental Protection Agency’s Research Approach to Assisting Community Decision-Making.
