Publisher's Synopsis
Utopian Designing is a complete guide to planning and implementing a development or redevelopment project, and includes templates, forms, and resources to help planners and others effectively and efficiently move through the process for the best "utopian" result. Sustainability consists of three different key concepts to be addressed: social equity, economics, and ecological/environmental health. It encompasses a wide variety of disciplines and ideas to reshape our actions and our way of thinking. It's important to understand these concepts, so decisions can be made outside the vacuum of city planners. Utopian Designing focuses on the strategic process, from design through implementation for development and redevelopment of an area. It also looks at sustainable principles to help a community thrive into the future; spur the public input process and information gathering options; obtain data evaluation to select the best project options; secure partnerships, resources, and funding options; and determine implementation strategies to bring a project to fruition. Strategies beyond implementation will ensure your development stays sustainable and meets your needs well into the future. Appendices provide resources and helpful templates to help move through your project's planning and implementation phases. Nancy Zikmanis, CHMM, environmental professional/certified public administrator, is an environmental professional with over 25 years of environmental experience driving actions for RCRA, CERCLA, and brownfields. She has experience in environmental insurance; grant review and management; and is an active partner in planning and implementation of brownfield projects and developed guidance, policy, and regulations. She helped develop ASTM's Standard Guides for Greener Cleanups and Integrating Sustainable Objectives into Cleanup. Growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, "I saw Cleveland become a dying metropolis and now am part of the resurrection of sustainable redevelop of this rustbelt city." Publisher's website: http: //sbprabooks.com/NancyZikmanis
