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Environmental assessment publications

Environmental Regulation and Planning: A Guide for Planning Professionals
(2010) Local Government Regulation and endorsed by RTPI
Provides planning officers with an introduction to the aims, and links to the planning system, of local air quality management, industrial pollution control, remediation of contaminated land, regulation of statutory nuisance and environmental noise, streetscene management and tackling enviro-crime.

Environmental Protection and Planning: A Guide for Environmental Health Professionals
(2010) Local Government Regulation and endorsed by RTPI
An extensive reference material, utilising real-life case studies and highlighting opportunities to share expertise and evidence to shape local planning policy and to utilise the development management process to protect the environment and human health.

Issues for the practice of sustainability appraisal in spatial planning - a review
(2008) Sustainable Development Research Network, prepared by Land Use Consultants and RTPI
Outcome of research that explored the role of Sustainability Appraisal in the delivery of sustainable development outcomes through the spatial planning process. It examined emerging good practice, the added value and the challenges and problems raised by current practice and research.