Urban growth versus sustainability? The planners` conundrum

Bishop, K.

Urban growth versus sustainability? The planners` conundrum - 1999 - Town & Country Planning 68(2) February 1999, 61-64(4) .

Discusses the idea of `environmental capacity` as a way of addressing the problem of reconciling demands for urban growth with the need for sustainability. Focuses on the authors` experience working with the town council of Stroud in Gloucestershire to assess the area`s environmental capacity.


ENVIRONMENTAL CAPACITY
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
PLANNING SYSTEM
STROUD
Sustainability
URBAN GROWTH
URBAN QUALITY