Description: This book explores the impact of an influential idea - sustainable development - on the institutions and practices governing use of land. The new edition adds a Foreword by Professor John Forester as well as a substantial chapter by the authors in which they reflect on the arguments propounded in the book in the light of subsequent events.
Review Quotes:
'...it is particularly rare to find a cohesive and coherent text on planning for sustainability...as a result Land and Limits will be a useful text for a wide audience - Anna R. Davies, Environmental Values
'I would recommend that the book should be read widely and deeply by politicans, developers and academics alike...' - Anna R. Davies, Environmental Values 'There are dozens of interesting ideas and thought-provoking comments in this book.' -Geographical Association, John Fairburn, Staffordshire University 'A lucid and accessible review of the theoretical foundations of the subject matter leads the reader into a detailed examination of current land use practices for delivering sustainable UK strategies in key areas of resource management.' -Tony Jackson, University of Dundee'A refreshingly critical and theoretically sophisticated analysis of sustainable development in practice...the book should be read widely and deeply by politicians, developers and academics alike' -Environmental Values
'Everyone who teaches planners should read this...a tightly argued and extremely scholarly book' -International Planning Studies