Finding New Solutions in Planning with Sustainable Development: A Case Study in Atlanta and Charlotte
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Decker, Bradley P.
- Affiliation: College of Arts and Sciences, Department of City and Regional Planning
- Abstract
- The purpose of this study is to describe how sustainable development offers a new vision for planning. The paper defines the vision, explains the principles of sustainable development, and evaluates the plans of the Charlotte and Atlanta metropolitan areas to determine how well their policies support sustainable development. The Atlanta and Charlotte metropolitan areas were chosen for the evaluation because these two cities continue to experience rapid economic growth and are dominated by sprawl style development. Through the explanation of sustainable development and its application as a new vision, and through the use of principles of sustainability in analyzing the planning practice in two case studies, this article demonstrate how the sustainable development concept offers the breadth and analytical capability to lead the field into a new direction that will enable planning to bring life and health to our communities. The article concludes with recommendations for how to better incorporate a more balanced representation of sustainable development values.
- Date of publication
- 2003
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- Resource type
- Article
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- Journal title
- Carolina Planning Journal
- Journal volume
- 28
- Journal issue
- 2
- Page start
- 38
- Page end
- 57
- Language
- English
- Digital collection
- Carolina Planning Journal
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