Land and Limits: Interpreting Sustainability in the Planning Process

Land and Limits: Interpreting Sustainability in the Planning Process

By Richard Cowell and Susan Owens

In a new and critical analysis, this book explores the impact of an influential idea - sustainable development - on the institutions and practices governing use of land.

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Publisher: Routledge
Publish Date: 12/13/2010
Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780415485715
ISBN-10: 0415485711
Language: English

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In a new and critical analysis, this book explores the impact of an influential idea - sustainable development - on the institutions and practices governing use of land. It examines the paradox that in spite of increasing attention to sustainability, land use conflict is as ubiquitous and intense as ever.

About the Author

Susan Owens is an art historian and curator. Former curator of paintings at the Victoria and Albert Museum, she writes and lectures widely on British art.

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