3rd Edition
Planning for Sustainability In the Time of Populism, Inequality, and Climate Crisis
1. Introduction Part 1: The Nature of Sustainability Planning 2. Sustainable Development 3. Theory of Sustainability Planning 4. Sustainability Planning and the Three E's 5. Sustainability Planning in Practice 6. Tools for Sustainability Planning Part Two: Issues Central to Sustainability Planning 7. Climate Change Planning 8. Energy and Materials Use 9. Environmental Planning 10. Land Use and Urban Growth 11. Urban Design 12. Transportation 13. Housing and Homelessness 14.Food and Health 15 Green Architecture and Building 16. Social Equity and Environmental Justice 17. Economic Development 18. Governance and Social Ecology 19. Issues in Developing Countries Part Three: Scales of Planning 20. International Planning 21. National Planning 22. State and Provincial Planning 23. Regional Planning 24. Local Planning 25. Neighborhood Planning 26. Site Planning and Architecture Conclusion 27. How Do We Get There From Here?
Biography
Stephen M. Wheeler, PhD, is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Human Ecology at the University of California, Davis, with interests in sustainable development, climate action planning, urban design, and theory of social change. Former chair of the UC Davis Community Development Graduate Group and Faculty Sustainability Champion, his books include Reimagining Sustainable Cities, Climate Change and Social Ecology, and The Sustainable Urban Development Reader.
“The 3rd edition of Stephen Wheeler’s Planning for Sustainability provides students, planners, policy makers, and activists essential readings on one of the most important topics facing planet Earth. It provides theoretical insight and positive practical suggestions on how to make communities more resilient, slow and mitigate the impacts of global warming, promote environmental justice, and achieve other Sustainable Development Goals from the neighborhood to the international scale.”
Richard T LeGates, Professor Emeritus of Urban Studies and Planning at San Francisco State University
"Wheeler’s 3rd Edition of Planning for Sustainability is a guide for professionals, students and everyone else. Grounded in history, overarching contexts and key issues, it identifies the many necessary actions across scales that can move the world toward sustainability. It offers holistic knowledge, practical ideas, and a deeply hopeful perspective."
Elizabeth Macdonald, Professor Emeritus of City & Regional Planning, Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning, and Urban Design at UC Berkeley
