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International Journal of Environment Science and Technology
Center for Environment and Energy Research and Studies (CEERS)
ISSN: 1735-1472 EISSN: 1735-1472
Vol. 12, No. 1, 2015, pp. 341-352
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Bioline Code: st15031
Full paper language: English
Document type: Review Article
Document available free of charge
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International Journal of Environment Science and Technology, Vol. 12, No. 1, 2015, pp. 341-352
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Rethinking sustainable urban development: towards an integrated planning and development process
Yigitcanlar, T. & Teriman, S.
Abstract
A city is the most dramatic manifestation of
human activities on the environment. This human-dominated
organism degrades natural habitats, simplifies species
composition, disrupts hydrological systems and modifies
energy flow and nutrient cycling. Sustainable urban
development (SUD) is seen as a panacea to minimise these
externalities caused by widespread human activities on the
environment. The concept of SUD has been around over a
considerably long time as the need to adopt environmentally
sustainable behaviours made the international community
commit to it. However, to date such development
has not been achieved in large scales anywhere around the
globe. This review paper aims to look at the SUD concept
from the lens of planning and development integration to
generate new insights and directions. The paper reports the
outcome of the review of the literature on planning and
development approaches—i.e. urban planning, ecological
planning, urban development, SUD—and proposes a new
process to support the efforts for achieving SUD—i.e.
integrated urban planning and development process. The
findings of this review paper highlight that adopting such
holistic planning and development process generate a
potential to further support the progress towards achieving
sustainability agendas of our cities.
Keywords
Ecosystem consideration; Integrated urban planning and development process; Sustainability; Sustainable urban development; Urban development process; Urban planning process
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