GGRA03H3 Chapter Notes -Particulates, Soot, Waterfront Toronto
Document Summary
Ggra03 (week 8): sustainable urban planning and design. Sustainable urban planning: and social processes in cities. Urban planning: future ideas and implementable practices for shaping land use. Sustainable urban planning: future ideas and implementable practices for shaping and mitigating human impacts on the natural environment in cities. Movement toward sustainable urban planning since the 1980s. Examples include: urban planners who analyse the designs behind a city, architects who analyse the designs behind a building or structure, and engineers who analyse the design behind roads, bridges and other constructions. Institutional: government and other public sector organizations. Non-governmental: non-profit organizations; community groups; individual citizens. Private sector: business, planning and design firms, developers. Policy: document outlining visions for method of sustainable urban planning. Can be a legislative policy enforceable by government. Plan: document outlining objectives and strategies for sustainable urban planning. Implementation: the action of providing for and evaluating planning objectives and strategies: delivering the policy or plan.
