Planning and Environmental Protection

Chris Miller is a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management at the University of Salford.

Part 1 The environmental roles of town and country planning, Chris Miller: the structure of this book; planning, conflict and the role of the courts; summary. Part 2 Town and country planning and water quality planning, William Howarth: objectives and approach; axioms of town and country planning law; axioms (the same ones) of water quality planning; the Environment Agency and the town and country planning system; town and country planning and sewage treatment works; overlap and separation; conclusion. Part 3 Planning and air pollution, Chris Miller: waste incineration; local authority pollution control; local air quality management; planning, transport and air pollution; discussion. Part 4 Risk, land use planning and major accident hazards, Gordon Walker: the land use -planning role - policy and practice; stakeholders, risks and planning intervention; beyond statutory intervention; conclusion. Part 5 Planning and nature conservation - law in the service of biodiversity?, Christopher Rodgers: the theoretical basis of nature conservation law; sites of special scientific interest; the impact of EC environmental law; managing European sites for nature conservation; conclusion. Part 6 Derelict and despoiled land - problem and potential, John Handley: stating the problem; the origins and changing nature of derelict land; derelict land prevention and the planning system; land reclamation to "hard" end-use; land reclamation to "soft" end-use; the potential for community involvement; contaminated land - a special case?; towards a strategic approach; conclusion. Part 7 Environmental assessment, Christopher Wood: EA in Britain - an overview; evaluation of the EIA system; conclusions. Part 8 Planning for sustainable waste management, Judith Petts: environmental impacts and pressures; national sustainable waste management policy; what role for land-use planning?; strategic planning; siting waste facilities; public involvement; conclusions. Part 9 Reconnecting networks and buildings - the development process and the reshaping of water, energy and transport demands, Simon Marvin and Simon Guy: conventional approach to infrastructure provision; a new logic of infrastructure provision; emerging logics - case studies; rethinking the development process; conclusions. Part 10 The environment and the regions - a new agenda for regional development, David Gibbs: regional planning and sustainable development; regional development agencies and sustainable development; conclusions. Part 11 Postscript, Chris Miller.