Professional Documents
Culture Documents
1-Introduction To Urban and Regional Planning
1-Introduction To Urban and Regional Planning
to
Urban and Regional Planning
PLNING 342
AR 44
LB 207
Second Semester, SY 2012-2013
Review
Humans in their ecological setting
Ekistics: the science of human settlements
The Environment
The environment is that
part of the world that
surrounds us
Modern societies
typically refer to the
environment as the
resource; a platform for
human activity but not
the place where we live
But
Current growth and consumption
patterns put increasing stress on
ecosystems
Precautionary Principle
Recognizes that
the outcomes of
development are
often uncertain and
taking decisions
which minimize the
adverse outcomes
which may arise