Visions and strategies for growth management: Teller County/Woodland Park example

This article is the third in a series prepared to explain the Teller County growth management planning process. Once it was determined by local decision-makers that Teller County, Colorado, would pursue a policy of directed growth, concepts based on this policy were developed. These concepts presented visions and options for the future. Landscape plans then were developed for Teller County and the City of Woodland Park planning area so that these options could be visualized by local leaders and the public. The landscape plans were used as part of the ongoing citizen involvement process to inform the public about the options for growth management. To provide even more information, detailed designs were developed for specific areas in the county. From the landscape plan, public involvement effort, and detailed designs, specific implementation measures were identified, discussed, and adopted. These measures included guidelines for administration, so that county and city goals could be linked to the actual day-to-day management of development proposals. Paper 3 in a series of 3.     

GIS in planning

This paper outlines some of the potential uses of GIS in planning authorities, and identifies some of the pitfalls to be avoided. It begins with some practical considerations in the area of data sources and system configurations, goes on to envision ways in which GIS might benefit the work of a planning department, and finally considers some of the management issues which surround the introduction and use of GIS in planning.     

灰色局势决策法在城市污水处理厂布局规划中的应用

以１１家城市污水处理厂作为事件，各厂的可废弃程度的分级作为对策，构成局势，采用灰色局势决策原理建立数学模型，以污水处理厂的各项现状指标作为目标，通过将不同量纲的目标量值以效果测定统一计量，并根据综合效果测定确定最优局势，对１１家污水处理厂的综合优劣性能进行量化排序，废弃、保留规划去向进行评价，所得结论具有客观性和实用性。     

造纸废水处理人工湿地系统规划研究

造纸废水是最难治理的废水之一，现在处理技术上并没有得到最大突破；但在土地资源相对比较丰富的地区，通过对处理废水人工湿地系统的合理规划与设计，可以实现污染的零排放，并最终使污水资源化。本文对射阳双灯纸厂造纸废水处理人工湿地系统进行研究，提出合理的废水处理工艺流程与设计，以期达到经济发展与环境保护的协同。     

泉州市规划区大气污染物总量分配可行性分析

合理的污染物排放总量分配是保证城市发展和环境保护的相协调的重要条件，以可预测实现的环境质量目标；符合可持续发展战略，在保护环境的前提下又可为经济，社会发展提供必要的空间；符合区域目标总量控制为３个基本要求，论证城市功能区划、产业结构特征，污染源特点的泉州规划区大污染总量分配方案的合理性和可行性。     

密切值法用于城市污水处理厂布局规划的研究

用密切值法作多目标决策优选，由城市污水处理厂的3个标准方式和11个家处理厂的工艺改造投资、污水厂运行成本和处理水量等11个评价指标的极端情况，组成“虚拟”的最好（长期保留）和最差（应该废除）方案，进而求出各污水处理厂（统称为样本点）与最好、最差方案的距离，计算可综合反映与最好和最差方案距离两者水平的综合参数－密切值，并根据密切值的大小进行排序。实例计算表明，密切值法与灰色局势决策法得到相似的排序结果，说明密切值法用于城市污水处理厂布局规划是切实可行的。而且密切值法不需要确定白化函数等主观参数，计算结果更客观和可靠。     

Sustainable Agriculture in the UK

Most agricultural assessments of global environmental change made to date have not focused explicitly on sustainability issues, and have neglected the considerable impacts of shifting agricultural zones, alterations in commercial fertiliser and pesticide use, and changes in the demand for water resources. The current crisis in agriculture, with its economic, political, social and ecological dimensions, has arisen because of the pursuit of a productivity technology/policy model. This broad policy of agricultural ‘modernisation’ and development through the application of agricultural science and technology has shaped the direction of technological change in agriculture and the evolution of a complex agro-industrial food system.¹ This paper focuses on England’s Rural Development Programme² as it contributes to sustainable agriculture alongside the control of pollution.Readers should send their comments on this paper to: BhaskarNath@aol.com within 3 months of publication of this issue.     

常州市固体废弃物综合整治规划研究

本研究根据国家及地方有关固体废弃物管理政策的规定，结合常州市的实际，确定了常州市固体废弃物综合整治规划目标。按照尽量选用最佳实用技术，最新科学技术、区域传统有效的技术，显著削减固体废弃物产生量的技术等原则，制定了该市２０００年、２０１０年固体废弃物综合整治规划备选方案。根据优化计算、可行性分析及其它综合比较、分析，确定了最优方案。从经济、技术、管理等方面对其进行了可行性分析。     

The siting puzzle: Balancing economic and environmental gains and losses

Traditional approaches to the siting of potentially hazardous but regionally necessary facilities are often ineffective and lead to drawn-out legal disputes ultimately satisfactory to none of the parties. Research at MIT over the last decade has indicated five factors that may solve the siting puzzle. Application of these principles do not guarantee that a decision will not be disputed but may enhance the possibility of a wise and durable agreement.     

Translating mitigation measures proposed in environmental impact statements into planning conditions: Promises and practices by multinational platinum mining firms along the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe

Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is identified as an important instrument for facilitating environmental protection and sustainable development. However, since its emergence there has been a growing interest in examining its translation from theory into practice. This paper reviews the translation of mitigation measures proposed in environmental impact statements (EISs) into planning conditions at two platinum mining and processing projects along the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe. By comparing mitigation measures proposed in EISs and those included in environmental management plans (EMPs), examining views of environmental managers and local residents, as well as field observations the mitigation implementation status is verified and evaluated. Results show that 52% of mitigation measures proposed in EISs and mostly procedural are translated into planning conditions. Residents near the platinum processing plant were not satisfied with the mitigation of sulphur dioxide, dust and noise impacts on their health. The need to incorporate and enforce substantive mitigation measures in EISs and planning conditions is recommended for the future.