Overview
- First book-length work devoted solely to the topic of land use regulation in karst terrains
- Provides a framework for understanding and developing karst land use regulations
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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About this book
Land use decisions in karst terrains can have immediate and serious impacts on the local landscape and groundwater resources. The existing literature on karst and land use can be very difficult to locate in the journals of any of a half-dozen different disciplines. This book brings the interdisciplinary knowledge together in one place, in a format that academics and professionals alike will find accessible, informative and useful.
Based on an examination of existing regulations, the experiences and opinions of planners and land use professionals, and quantitative analysis of publicly-available data, the book explores how human settlement patterns and urban systems in karst terrains are affected by land use regulations intended to protect karst resources. The book pays particular attention to the questions of whether these regulations will have a noticeable impact on density and on opportunities for economic growth and development in communities that choose to implement them. This analysis serves as the basis for a regulatory framework that may be used to understand the workings of land use regulations in karst terrains, and to aid in the development of such regulations in the future.
Reviews
From the reviews:
"Fleury, a science/technical writer degreed in environmental science and geography, addresses the problems of developing and implementing land use policies and regulations that reflect the unique problems associated with karstic terranes. The six-chapter work begins by briefly introducing basic karst concepts … . The book finishes with a glossary of terms … and color plates. Summing Up: Recommended. All readers interested in karst." (M. S. Field, Choice, Vol. 47 (1), September, 2009)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Land Use Policy and Practice on Karst Terrains
Book Subtitle: Living on Limestone
Authors: Spencer Fleury
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9670-9
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-9669-3Published: 19 March 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-8934-0Published: 19 September 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-9670-9Published: 15 February 2009
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 187
Topics: Geology, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Environmental Management, Environmental Economics