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Traditionally, landscape planning has involved the designation and protection of exceptional countryside. However, whilst this still remains important, there is a growing recognition of the multi-functionality of rural areas, and the need to encourage sustainable use of the whole countryside rather than just its "hotspots." With an inter-disciplinary assessment of the rural environment, this book draws on theories of landscape values, people-place relationships, sustainable development, and plan implementation. It focuses on the competing influences of globalization and localization as they are expressed in the landscape: external forces lead to a uniformity of landscapes and a decline in those farming/forestry practices that sustain local distinctiveness, whilst at the same time many people crave local identity and cherish inherited patterns of land use. This book sees the role of planning as that of reconciling these conflicting demands, reinforcing character and distinctiveness without museum-izing rural areas. Selman here examines the "unmaking" and "remaking" of landscape character, taking a critical approach to the -often conflicting- values associated with multi-functional landscapes and giving equal attention to both valued heritage sites and de-valued urban sites. Taking a "landscape scale" approach to the topic, this book responds to the interest sparked by concern for rural landscapes and by recent local and national policy shifts in this area. It combines human perspectives with scientific and policy perspectives and provides a valuable resource for students, academics and professionals in environmental management and planning, landscape management and planning, town and country planning, land economy, land design and geography.

Geografie --- Land use, Rural. --- Landscape protection. --- Regional planning. --- Sustainable development. --- Landschapskunde --- Zorg en Planning.

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Geografie --- Interdisciplinary research. --- Landscape assessment. --- Landscape protection. --- Landscape --- Landscape --- Landscape --- Landscapes --- Landscapes --- Landscapes --- Landschapskunde --- Algemeen. --- Planning. --- Research. --- Study and teaching (Graduate). --- Planning. --- Research. --- Study and teaching (Graduate).

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Milan has earned a high-profile reputation as a centre of advanced functions, in addition to being an international capital of fashion and design. However, both internal and external challenges are putting strains on Milan’s aspiration to become a southern European and Mediterranean hub.  This review highlights Milan’s potential to capitalise on its advanced services to bolster the regional innovation dynamics and to fuel national growth. It also points out that failure to accelerate the innovation process and to enhance the region’s attractiveness as well as its capacity to implement flagship projects could prove costly. Finally, it calls for rapid metropolitan governance reforms to design and to implement a competitiveness strategy for the entire metropolitan region.

Economic development. --- Milan (Italy) -- Economic conditions. --- Milan (Italy) -- Economic policy. --- Milan (Italy) -- Social conditions. --- Regional planning -- Italy -- Milan. --- Regional planning. --- Economic History --- Business & Economics --- Regional planning --- Milan (Italy) --- Economic conditions. --- Social conditions. --- Economic policy. --- Regional development --- State planning --- Government policy --- Mailand (Italy) --- Milano (Italy) --- Milão (Italy) --- Mediolanum (Italy) --- Comune di Milano (Italy) --- Human settlements --- Land use --- Planning --- City planning --- Landscape protection

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soil science --- soil hydrology --- irrigation --- drainage --- soil erosion --- Soils --- Soil science --- Water conservation --- Landscape protection --- Research --- Landscape protection. --- Soil science. --- Soils. --- Research. --- Beautification of the landscape --- Conservation of landscapes --- Conservation of scenic beauty --- Conservation of scenic resources --- Landscape --- Natural beauty conservation --- Preservation of natural scenery --- Preservation of scenic resources --- Protection of landscapes --- Protection of scenic beauty --- Protection of scenic resources --- Scenery preservation --- Environmental protection --- Nature conservation --- Environmentally sensitive areas --- Landscape assessment --- Regional planning --- Conservation of water --- Water --- Conservation of natural resources --- Conservation --- Protection --- Research, Industrial --- Earth (Soils) --- Mold, Vegetable --- Mould, Vegetable --- Soil --- Vegetable mold --- Agricultural resources --- Plant growing media --- Regolith --- Land capability for agriculture --- Pedology (Soil science) --- Agriculture --- Earth sciences --- Agriculture. Animal husbandry. Hunting. Fishery

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L’énergie, les transports, l’eau et les télécommunications sont autant d’infrastructures indispensables au développement et à la croissance, aujourd’hui comme demain. Au cours des prochaines décennies, les besoins en investissements infrastructurels seront massifs, et se chiffreront en trillions de dollars. Comment seront financés ces investissements, alors que les populations des pays de l’OCDE vieillissent rapidement et que la situation des finances publiques devient plus délicate ? Comment des facteurs tels que l’urbanisation, le changement climatique et la mondialisation affecteront-ils le développement des infrastructures dans les pays de l’OCDE ? et comment le rôle du secteur public et des acteurs privés évoluera-t-il au fil du temps ? Ce ne sont là que quelques-unes des questions que le rapport de l'OCDE rapport soulève dans son évaluation à long terme du devenir des infrastructures des pays de l'OCDE et de la zone non-OCDE.

Telecommunication --- Infrastructure (Economics) --- Water banking --- Water transfer --- Electric utilities --- Electric industries --- Télécommunications --- Infrastructures de transport --- Eau --- Services publics d'électricité --- Industries électriques --- Equipment and supplies --- Equipement --- Réserves --- Transport --- energie --- vervoer --- developpement economique --- transport --- economische ontwikkeling --- telecommunicatie --- telecommunication --- Regional planning --- Planning. --- Regional development --- State planning --- Human settlements --- Land use --- Planning --- City planning --- Landscape protection --- Capital, Social (Economics) --- Economic infrastructure --- Social capital (Economics) --- Social infrastructure --- Social overhead capital --- Economic development --- Public goods --- Public works --- Capital --- Government policy