Environmental Planning Theory and Methods

Author: Ma Xiaoming
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This book is written to make environmental planning more effectively contribute to environmental protection and enrich the theory and methods of environmental planning. The book is divided into seven chapters. Chapter 1 is an introduction to environmental planning, including the origins of environmental planning, its relationship with other types of planning, and an analysis of its hierarchical structure. Chapter 2 covers environmental investigation and evaluation. Chapter 3 introduces the content and methods of conceptual environmental planning. Chapters 4, 5, 6, and 7 provide a detailed analysis of planning theories and methods for atmospheric environment, water environment, solid waste, and ecological environment, respectively. Chapter 8 analyzes environmental information systems. In addition to clarifying important concepts and theories, the book also emphasizes the introduction of new planning techniques and methods, such as the equivalent control method for atmospheric pollutants and the game theory-based allocation mechanism for joint costs of water pollution control. It highlights the unity of scientific rigor and practicality. This book can serve as a textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate students in environmental science and engineering, as well as a reference for researchers and managers in related fields.