Planning for Sustainability

1.  Introduction  Part 1: The Nature of Sustainability Planning  2. Sustainable Development  3. Theory of Sustainability Planning  4. Sustainability Planning and the Three E's  5. Sustainability Planning in Practice  6. Tools for Sustainability Planning  Part Two: Issues Central to Sustainability Planning  7. Climate Change Planning  8. Energy and Materials Use  9. Environmental Planning  10. Land Use and Urban Growth  11. Urban Design  12. Transportation  13. Housing, Food, and Health  14. Green Architecture and Building  15. Social Equity and Environmental Justice  16. Economic Development  17. Population  18. Governance and Social Ecology  Part Three: Scales of Planning  19. International Planning  20. National Planning  21. State and Provincial Planning  22. Regional Planning  23. Local Planning  24. Neighborhood Planning  25. Site Planning and Architecture  Conclusion  26. How Do We Get There From Here?

Professor Stephen M. Wheeler, Ph.D., AICP is Associate Professor in the Landscape Architecture Program, Department of Human Ecology, at University of California, Davis. His areas of interest include sustainable development, planning for climate change, urban design, and built landscapes of metropolitan regions.

"In a clear, immediate and compelling style, this text offers a stimulating and cutting-edge guide to the challenges that emerged in the past decade, and to new understandings about how planning can be instrumental in shaping a more "liveable, equitable, and ecological" future." Dr Paola Gazzola, Newcastle University, UK.
"Wheeler’s fully revised, restructured, and updated 2nd edition provides an excellent base of knowledge on how to plan for more sustainable communities for students, professional planners, and the public. His engaging writing provides a clear understanding of the history, theory, and practice of sustainability planning." Dr Hilary Nixon, San Jose State University, USA.