ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING

Environmental Planning and Policy

Table of Contents

Environmental and Land Use Planning in the US1

Environmental planning in the next decade3

Urban Sprawl3

Social Benefit of Urban Sprawl4

Low-Density Development4

Social Cost of Urban Sprawl4

Social fragmentation4

Environmental Cost of Urban Sprawl5

Increase of pollution and dependence on fossil fuel5

Environmental Benefit of Urban Sprawl5

Beautification of the lands5

Collaborative Planning5

Conventional Public Participation6

Differences7

References8

Environmental Planning and Policy

Environmental and Land Use Planning in the US

Just as society evolves in its view of the natural environment, so too has its approach to managing the environment. Environmental and land use planning have also changed over time. Land use planning is the term which is also a branch of public policy and compacts with a variety of disciplines. The purpose is to regulate the use of land in an ethical and efficient manner. It also prevents any kind of conflicts that occur due to the use of land. Environment and land planning is used by the governments for the purpose of managing the development of land. The government also ensures that the community needs and the natural resources are protected. Therefore, the alternatives for land use are used and a systematic assessment for the land is made to ensure that the best use is being made.

Environmental and land use planning is a comprehensive plan made by the US in order to provide a future vision. Moreover, it also aims to ensure expansion in neighborhoods, districts as well as the cities in any planning area which have been defined. Some of the terms of land use planning in the United States are urban planning; regional planning and urban design are often used in place of one another. However, the function of land use remains the same. Another goal of land use planning is to further the welfare of people and their communities by creating convenient, equitable, healthful, efficient, and attractive environments for present and future generations.

During the 20th century, there have been different kinds of planning with regards to the environmental and land planning that has emerged. The six main typologies of planning that have emerged in the US in the last three decades are mentioned below.

1.Strategic planning (1960s-present) - The small-scale objectives as well as the real-world constraints are recognized by strategic planning.

2.Environmental planning (1960s-present) - This was developed mainly because most of the ecological and social implications of the developments that took place globally were widely understood.

3.Smart Growth (1990s-present) - This smart growth movement was initiated to encourage the environmentalist approach with reference to planning. In this, more focus has been placed on sustainable and on those forms of development that damage the environment less.

Successful environmental and land planning involves a balanced mix of analysis of the existing conditions and constraints, practical planning and design and extensive public engagement. Moreover, financially and politically feasible strategies are also included, for implementation. The processes that are being used currently include an amalgamation of strategic and environmental planning.

It is understood that every sector has a certain capacity with which it can support the humans, animals or ...