Sustainable Urban Development: A Literature Review and Analysis

摘要: This report reviews current literature on sustainable development and proposes a framework for applying this concept to city regional planning. It begins by exploring interpretations of the sustainability itself, next looks at some urban planning traditions toward an that can incorporate concept. The following definition is proposed: Sustainable seeks create cities towns improve long-term health planet’s human ecological systems. Means achieve objective include protecting restoring natural ecosystems in areas, creating community environments nurture potential, using land resources wisely, facilitating lifestyles contribute global sustainability. author argues indeed possible if 1) degree consensus reached values underlie it, 2) methods are developed evaluate progress towards or away from sustainability, 3) specific policies, designs programs implement based these yardsticks, 4) necessary political organizing, leadership development, public education be carried out.