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Book Description: <P>In this book, the second of a three volume series, leading authorities on the methodology of environmental assessment provide a unique insight into questions of critical importance to sustainable urban development. Using the framework and protocols set out in <EM>Volume 1</EM>, <EM>Volume 2 </EM>examines how well the environmental assessment methods evaluate the ecological integrity of urban development and equity of the resulting resource distribution. The examination focuses on:</P><BR><UL><BR><LI>the instruments of environmental assessment </LI><BR><LI>approaches to environmental assessment based in systems thinking </LI><BR><LI>methods for environmental, economic and social assessments </LI><BR><LI>their use in evaluating the sustainability of urban development. </LI></UL><BR><P>The <EM>Sustainable Urban Development Series </EM>contains the research and debate of the BEQUEST (Building, Environmental Quality Evaluation for Sustainability) network funded by the European Commission. Together the books provide a framework, set of protocols, environmental assessment methods and toolkit for policy makers, academics, professionals and advanced level students in urban planning and studies, as well as other areas of the built environment.</P>

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