Integrated Planning for Sustainable Resilient Regions
- 1st Edition - June 1, 2025
- Editor: Rui Alexandre Castanho
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 6 5 7 4 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 6 5 7 5 - 4
Integrated Planning for Sustainable Resilient Regions explores the dynamic relationship between sustainable development and effective regional planning strategies. With a focus… Read more
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Request a sales quoteIntegrated Planning for Sustainable Resilient Regions explores the dynamic relationship between sustainable development and effective regional planning strategies. With a focus on harmonizing the diverse elements of social equity, economic prosperity, and environmental conservation, this book offers a deep dive into the interplay between human activities, natural systems, and the landscapes they inhabit. Considering both theoretical foundations and real-world case studies, it equips readers with the tools to navigate the complex challenges of our rapidly changing world. Researchers, professionals, and students alike will find this a valuable source of information and practical tools surrounding the complex interactions between human and natural systems.
Users will find sections that examine how sustainable development goals can seamlessly integrate into regional planning initiatives and on sustainability transitions, territorial dynamics, and community engagement techniques. This book offers fresh perspectives for advancing knowledge and practice in urban planning, environmental science, and regional studies. From governments crafting policies that balance progress and environmental stewardship to architects and developers designing eco-conscious spaces, it will resonate with a diverse audience seeking to drive positive change through strategic and sustainable regional planning.
Users will find sections that examine how sustainable development goals can seamlessly integrate into regional planning initiatives and on sustainability transitions, territorial dynamics, and community engagement techniques. This book offers fresh perspectives for advancing knowledge and practice in urban planning, environmental science, and regional studies. From governments crafting policies that balance progress and environmental stewardship to architects and developers designing eco-conscious spaces, it will resonate with a diverse audience seeking to drive positive change through strategic and sustainable regional planning.
- Provides a well-defined and practical framework for integrating sustainable development principles into regional planning
- Guides readers on how to balance economic, social, and environmental considerations
- Includes a rich collection of real-world case studies spanning different geographical locations, cultural contexts, and development challenges
- Equips readers with a toolkit of practical strategies, methodologies, and best practices that can be directly applied to regional planning initiatives
Researchers and scholars in environmental science, urban planning, and regional studies, practitioners and professionals in urban planning, government policy-making, and non-governmental organizations, graduate students pursuing degrees in urban planning, sustainability, and related disciplines, and academic institutions seeking a comprehensive textbook or reference material for sustainable development and regional planning courses
1. Introduction to Integrated Regional Planning for Sustainability
2. Understanding Sustainability Transitions and Territorial Dynamics
3. Balancing Economic Prosperity and Environmental Conservation
4. Social Equity and Community Well-being in Regional Planning
5. The Role of Stakeholder Engagement in Sustainable Development
6. Policy Frameworks for Harmonizing Development Goals
7. Resilient Regions: Adapting to Climate Change and Uncertainties
8. Urban-Rural Nexus: Bridging Divides for Sustainable Growth
9. Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity in Regional Development
10. Innovative Infrastructure for Sustainable Regional Connectivity
11. Cultural Heritage and Identity in Integrated Planning
12. Case Studies in Regional Sustainability: Global Perspectives
13. Community-Driven Initiatives: Grassroots Approaches to Change
14. Challenges and Opportunities in Implementing Sustainable Development
15. Envisioning the Future: Long-Term Visions for Resilient Regions
2. Understanding Sustainability Transitions and Territorial Dynamics
3. Balancing Economic Prosperity and Environmental Conservation
4. Social Equity and Community Well-being in Regional Planning
5. The Role of Stakeholder Engagement in Sustainable Development
6. Policy Frameworks for Harmonizing Development Goals
7. Resilient Regions: Adapting to Climate Change and Uncertainties
8. Urban-Rural Nexus: Bridging Divides for Sustainable Growth
9. Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity in Regional Development
10. Innovative Infrastructure for Sustainable Regional Connectivity
11. Cultural Heritage and Identity in Integrated Planning
12. Case Studies in Regional Sustainability: Global Perspectives
13. Community-Driven Initiatives: Grassroots Approaches to Change
14. Challenges and Opportunities in Implementing Sustainable Development
15. Envisioning the Future: Long-Term Visions for Resilient Regions
- No. of pages: 277
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: June 1, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443265747
- eBook ISBN: 9780443265754
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Rui Alexandre Castanho
Rui Alexandre Castanho holds an International Ph.D. in Sustainable Planning in Borderlands and is the Vice-Coordinator of the Research Center on Innovation in Tourism, CITUR-Madeira, Portugal. Nowadays, he is a Professor at WSB University, Poland; a Professor at UNIR, Spain; and a visiting Professor at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He conducted post-doc research on the GREAT Project at the UAc, Portugal. He collaborates with the VALORIZA - Research Center for the Enhancement of Endogenous Resources, IPP, Portugal; CITUR - Madeira - Centre for Tourism Research, Development, and Innovation, Madeira, Portugal; UNICAMP, Brazil. He graduated in Green Spaces Engineering and Agricultural Engineering and holds a Master's Degree in Planning, Audit, and Control in Urban Green Spaces. He was awarded the Doctor Honoris Causa for improving Borderlands communities' living standards and the connections enabled between Latin American and Central European Institutions by the UPCI - Lima, Peru.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Management Department, WSB University, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland