Environmental planning and management / John H. Baldwin

Published 2019 by Routledge.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1 / Introduction -- 2 / Land Use Planning and Controls -- 3 / Methods of Land Use Planning and Analysis An Ecological Approach to Land Analysis Geology and Topography -- 4 / Natural Resource Management -- 5 / Residuals Management -- 6 / Air and Water Quality Management Air Quality Management -- 7 / Hazardous and Solid Waste Management -- 8 / Economic Impacts of Environmental Controls -- 9 / Environmental Impact Assessment -- 10 / Local Environmental Planning and Management -- Conclusions -- Appendix: The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as Amended -- Acronyms -- Bibliography -- Other Titles of Interest from Westview Press -- About the Book and Author -- Index.

A comprehensive overview of all major aspects of environmental planning and management, this textbook highlights the causes and interrelationships of environmental problems, emphasizing the important economic and ecological functions of the land as the stage for all human activities and the "source" and "sink" for all physical resources.