The Impact of Public Policy on Environmental Quality and Health

The Case of Land Use Management and Planning

Amer El-Ahraf, Ron Dowd, Mohammad Qayoumi (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

200 Seiten

1999
Praeger Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-56720-065-2 (ISBN)

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Until now, an approach to land use management planning that not only addresses economic issues, but also environmental concerns and health issues of land use has been lacking. These issues are vital for public policy makers, decision-makers throughout the private sector, as well as all businesses and industries that share space with the communities they serve and draw from. This volume covers the legal and regulatory aspects of land use management, the process of land use planning, and all of the related environmental, health, and societal impacts that land use planning entails. This book provides a clear, multidisciplinary approach to a very complex set of issues. An essential resource not only for public administrators, policymakers, and planners, but for people with corresponding responsibilities in business and industry, their attorneys and other advisors, and for their colleagues with similar concerns.

Because of their inestimable importance, land use decisions require thorough study and evaluation before project implementation—but what makes this a challenge is the uncommon breadth of knowledge and familiarity with a wide range of disciplines that decision makers must process—and yet few have the necessary background and training. El-Ahraf, Qayoumi, and Dowd have thus had to attack their topic from a variety of viewpoints and disciplines, such as urban plannning, environmental science, energy use, public health, as well as from the viewpoints of people whose concerns are primarily socioeconomic and legal. They take these disparate and often conflicting viewpoints and integrate them, giving readers a systematic way to acquire a holistic appreciation of the topic. Although the book focuses primarily on land use in the United States, it borrows relevant examples from international data. It is therefore useful not only as a text for college courses in the area of public health and urban planning, but as a reference for professionals in many different fields with related concerns.

AMER EL-AHRAF is Former President of various important state and national associations in public health./e He has served as a trustee and governor of several community based-organizations, and on the editorial boards of journals in his field. MOHAMMAD QAYOUMI is Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services at University of Missouri-Rolla./e He served for many years on the faculties of the University of Cincinnati and San Jose State University. He has published more than 50 articles, two books, and is on the editorial board of a respected manual on facilities management. RON DOWD is Professor of Public Administration and Health Care Administration at Portland State University./e He has served as a consultant to various health and social organizations and institutions in strategic planning, management development, facilities management, systems and organizational development, and other fields. He also serves on task forces and other administrative bodies nationwide and particuarly in Oregon.

Introduction
Background and Overview
Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Land Use
Environmental Health Issues and Land Use Determinants
Methods of Pollution Control and Zoning
The Legal and Legislative Framework of Environmental Protection
The Role of Government in Environmental Protection and Land Use Programs
The Impact of Land Use on Environmental Health
The Process of Land Use Planning
Towards a Sustaining Land Use Model
Conclusion
Appendix A: San Diego State University North County Center Final Environmental Impact Report
Bibliography and Recommended Readings
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.6.1999
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 235 mm
Gewicht	425 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Arbeits- / Sozial- / Umweltmedizin
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Umweltrecht
	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Sachenrecht
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
ISBN-10	1-56720-065-6 / 1567200656
ISBN-13	978-1-56720-065-2 / 9781567200652
Zustand	Neuware