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Planning for sustainability
Abstract
This chapter argues that careful planning is the key to sustainability. It emphasises that the goal of successful planning is the constructive alignment of context, activities and execution, and that failure to pay heed to the specific political, economic, social, educational and technological context in building organisational structures and course delivery, student support and quality assurance systems may result in a failure to thrive.
In the era of climate change and the declining natural resources, destruction of the ozone layer, increasing pollutions and fear of the greenhouse effects, any discussion of urban design would be less meaningful if it does not address the environmental problems. Long-term survival of man on the Earth is questioned in a situation where lifestyle is unsustainable. In these circumstances, a purely abstract debate, without addressing environmental concerns, on the aesthetics and quality of the cities can be considered a superficial one. Sustainability is an aspect of the efficiency of urban design in the era of climate change, meaning a development that does not harm the environment, and helps maintain the economic and social structures of city. This paper aims to present the criteria for "good urban design" in the era of climate change. First, the dimension of sustainable urban development is cited. Then, it is tried to examine the basic principles of a good urban design from the viewpoint of experts, and determine the level and extent of the consistency, by offering existing theories on urban sustainability and comparing the views of experts on the principles of urban design. Finally, those principles that can lead to the urban sustainability are separated by the various dimensions of sustainability.
This special issue explores emerging research agendas in planning. It brings together scholars from diverse schools working on new areas of research and application in urban design and planning. Emergent research agendas include both novel areas of research and important shifts in the direction of a research area. The challenge for planning schools is to reflect critically on these changes and develop long-term research agendas that can better position our field in society and academia, and provide a basis from which to assess our academic programmes. The chapters presented in this issue reinforce key aspects of planning: multi-scale, and multi-faceted, yet integrative in its intent, stressing the physical, yet inescapably social. At the same time, they identify research areas that respond to major social and environmental changes. Blanco and Alberti focus on the latest findings in climate change science and on planning for adaptation; they highlight the opportunities that planners have to provide leadership in this area. Forsyth, Krizek and Rodríguez take up the issue of non-motorised travel, a topic of increasing interest for urban designers, public health experts and transportation and energy planners. For Talen and Ellis, an emerging challenge is the need to plan for diverse and compact communities. What social factors, policies, programmes and planning processes facilitate compact and diverse communities?
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