A STUDY OF SPATIAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING

ABSTRACT

Spatial planning can be defined as the coordination of practices and policies affecting spatial organization. ... Discrete professional disciplines which involve spatial planning include land use, urban, regional, transport and environmental planning.  Cities and regions can be considered as highly complex systems in terms of their spatial organization and function as well as in terms of development, management governance and policy. They are confronted with major urban and economic developments, as well as challenges of climate change, energy crisis, food crisis, financial crisis, immigration and increasing environmental vulnerability. Therefore interventions, policies and management not only have to accommodate future urban growth but also to guarantee environmental sustainability. This track welcomes papers contributing to the theme in a wide variety of ways. Environmental Planning issues cover amongst others: natural resource planning and management, integrated land use planning, environmental and strategic environmental impact assessment, transport planning, economic and community planning, urban and regional environmental planning, sustainable architecture and planning, sustainable – green – smart cities, in all spatial levels. Papers considering the environmental dimensions of common policies (agriculture and fisheries, urban and rural, transport etc), environmental governance at different spatial levels, environmental policy instruments and environmental legislation are encouraged. International policies and legislation that influence spatial planning, notably in relation to climate change, are also welcome. 

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