Decisions about how and where we build our communities have significant impacts on the
natural environment and on human health. Cities, regions, states, and the private sector …

Abstract he California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is one of many tools available in
land use planning. CEQA, along with general plans, zoning ordinances, and development …

Land use decisions are largely responsible for loss of ecosystem services that sustain us
and provide us with quality of life. These include the air we breathe, the water we drink …

Clinicians with interest in environmental health connections or public health degrees can
identify links between environmental health programs and clinical concerns Outside the …

At long last, officials of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offer a coherent
statement on urban sustainability. Many policy makers, environmentalists, and denizens of …

Today, Federal housing and community development programs and environmental protec
tion mandates are undergoing intense scrutiny. Long-standing strategies for improving both …

Community sustainability and land use are at the forefront of changes in our ideas about the
environment. Cities and metropolitan regions and their resource needs and waste loads …

At long last, officials of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offer a coherent
statement on urban sustainability. Many policy makers, environmentalists, and denizens of …

6-2/EXISTING CONDITIONS REPORT decisions, including California Senate Bill 1000
(described in detail in the following section) which requires cities and counties across …

Hundreds, perhaps, thousands, of times a day, communities throughout the United States
(US) make decisions on infrastructure, schools, roads, facilities, and a host of other issues. In …