Land Use Sustainable Development Environmental Justice
Community Theory Toennies Durkenheim Weber Marx
Atlanta million people 1,727 square miles Encompasses five counties Southern Rural Development Center, 2000
Atlanta million people 6,126 square miles Encompasses 20 counties Southern Rural Development Center, 2000
Population Density 805 people per square mile in people per square mile in 1997 Population increased by 254 percent Population density declined by 26.5 percent Southern Rural Development Center, 2000
What are the impacts on the rural community?
How is the (sub)urban community affected?
What are the changes in the rural land use?
How is the land used in the urban area?
The Great Change Division of labor Diversity of interests Increasing vertical ties Impersonal bureaucracies Warren, 1978
The Great Change Transfer of function Trend toward urbanization an suburbanization Changing values Warren, 1978
Whose community does it affect?
How does it affect the environment?
Consequences Farm land loss Constraints on farming Environmental impact Infrastructure and tax impacts Property rights, individual choice, and controlling growth Southern Rural Development Center, 2000
Concepts Associated with Sustainability Sustainable Communities Environmental Justice Maughan, 1995
Sustainable Community “Meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own.” Maughan, 1995
Environmental Integrity Living within ecological limits Protecting natural resources Responsible consumption patterns: re-use, recycling Measurable carrying capacity: water quality, air quality, etc. Maughan, 1995
Economic Security Local and region economic viability Opportunities for employment Economic security Reduce the gap between the rich and the poor Decisions made with several generations in mind Maughan, 1995
Quality of Life Health Education Transportation Housing Maughan, 1995
Democratic Participation Power from within the community Democracy Accountability All stakeholders involved Maughan, 1995
Who owns the environment?
Environmental Justice Demands that public policy be based on mutual respect and justice for all peoples, free from any discrimination or bias. Maughan, 1995
Environmental Justice Mandates the right to ethical, balanced, and responsible uses of land and renewable resources in the interest of a sustainable planet for human beings and other living things. Maughan, 1995
Environmental Justice Demands the right to participate as equal partners at every level of decision-making including needs assessment, planning, implementation, enforcement, and evaluation. Maughan, 1995
How can sustainable development be achieved?
Methods to Achieve Sustainable Development Zoning Selling limits Open space zoning Purchase of development rights Community visioning process Southern Rural Development Center, 2000