Query: environmental planning

title: A Deep Learning Approach for Identifying User Communities Based on Geographical Preferences and Its Applications to Urban and Environmental Planning
abstract: Understanding human mobility plays a vital role in urban and environmental planning as cities continue to grow. Ubiquitous geo location, localization technology, and availability of big data ready computing infrastructure have enabled the development of more sophisticated models to characterize human mobility in urban areas. In this work, our main goal is to extract spatio temporal features that characterize user mobility and, based on the similarity of these features, identify user communities. To this end, we propose a novel approach that leverages image processing techniques to represent user geographical preferences as images and then apply deep convolutional autoencoders to extract latent spatio temporal mobility features from these images. These features are then fed to a clustering algorithm that identifies the underlying community structures. We use a diverse urban mobility dataset to validate the proposed framework. Our results show that the proposed framework is able to significantly increase the similarity between intra community nodes (by up to 107% as well as dissimilarity between inter community nodes (up to 54% when compared against no pre processing of the datasets, i.e without pre processing the datasets through any feature fusion method. Moreover, it was also able to reach up to 100% improvement when compared against community identification using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) Our results also show that the proposed approach yields significant increase in contact time amongst users belonging to the same community, by up to 80% when compared to the average contact time when not considering community structures, and by up to 150% when compared to the baseline. To the best of our knowledge, our proposal is the first to consider deep convolutional autoencoding to perform automatic extraction of non linear spatio temporal mobility features characterizing individual users from raw mobility datasets with the goal of identifying user communities.

title: Environmental planning and management in traditional market: a study at Ibuh Market (Payakumbuh) and Pandansari Market (Balikpapan)
abstract: Traditional market is a piece of urban movement which have mixed activities. At present, the management of the traditional market Indonesia is still not well implemented and a trader's community also give impact to environmental pollution. The research objective is to analyse a solid waste generation and green open space around the traditional markets and construct map of environmental planning and management. This research was conducted at Ibuh Market (Payakumbuh) and Pandansari Market (Balikpapan) The method used in this study is to integrate environmental information resources from thematic maps, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) observation, and interviews to the management of traditional market. The results of this study indicate that Ibuh and Pandansari markets have a good environmental management especially on the reduction of waste generation because an optimal the operational of compost house and waste bank. In terms of environmental planning, the manager of Pandansari Market does not have the commitment to provide green open space and the UHI forming factors will increase where the market is surrounded by mixed buildings. At the same time, Ibuh Market has sufficient green open space and can reduce the UHI phenomenon. Furthermore, in the future the management develop a model of environmental management based less waste and eco tourism development.

title: Capability of Dynamic Governance Aspects of Thinking Across: Case Studies in Building and Environmental Planning in Strategic Areas
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the capability of Dynamic Governance aspects of thinking across the Building and Environmental Planning in the Kutai Timur Regency Strategic Area (RTBL KSK) This research method uses qualitative research with descriptive research type. Data collection is done by: Interview, Observation, and Documentation. Activities in data analysis, namely data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing/verification. The results of the study show aspects of thinking across the Building and Environmental Planning in the Regency Strategic Area (RTBL KSK) East Kutai show indicators that are still weak in terms of evaluation and adjustment. Adopted from the Building and Environmental Planning (RTBL) can not be separated from the concept called Urban Design (UD) Urban design is three dimensional, short term, with more emphasis on safety, aesthetics/character, and harmony with the environment. The evaluation indicators that need to be considered are land use mismatches and land use intensity. Furthermore, the KSK RTBL is a strategic program action plan for handling the problems of settlement and infrastructure development in the field of Cipta Karya in priority areas in urban areas as an area that can contribute to minimum food security for consumption in East Kutai Regency and is directed to be developed to meet the needs of East Kutai Regency.

title: Strategic environmental planning for deep seabed mining in the area
abstract: Discussions about an environmental management strategy for deep seabed mining in the Area have been underway for a number of years. Both states and scientists have called for such an environmental management strategy. In 2018, the International Seabed Authority has adopted its first 5 year strategic plan, covering all aspects of its mandate. This article examines whether the new strategic plan integrates elements of an environmental management strategy and what might be missing. It demonstrates that while some overlaps exist, there are several key gaps left by the current strategic plan which could be filled by an environmental management strategy. These include the development of environmental goals and objectives, a systematic approach to environmental regulation and management, setting priorities, filling gaps in substantive obligations, and allocating environmental management tasks to specific actors.

title: Strategicness the core issue of environmental planning and assessment of the 21st century
abstract: Environmental problems like climate change, loss of bio productive land or loss of biodiversity are very likely to become the main drivers for environmental protection and are "strategic" by themselves, as they cannot be examined and solved on single use cases applying location and technical alternatives of projects as normally applied for projects subject to environmental impact assessment. These "strategic" environmental problems have to be addressed by strategic plans, defining general planning principles and taking system alternatives into account, which calls for a certain type of "strategic" planning and assessment methods building on "strategic" databases. Therefore, I argue that we urgently need a co evolution of the planning system and the accompanying environmental assessments in order to fill the gaps in strategic planning and strategic environmental assessment, to address environmental issues at the level of system alternatives and to allow for double loop learning in integrated strategic planning and assessment processes.

title: Generation capacity expansion economic environmental planning under uncertainty of demand and supply
abstract: This article puts forth a multi objective power development planning model to examine changes in production decisions and carbon dioxide pollution under uncertainty in demand and supply of electricity. The lack of certainty of demand and the coefficient of electricity production capacity (supply uncertainty) were expressed as a fuzzy set, and a multi objective fuzzy model was used for a case study of Kerman province, Iran power generation capacity expansion planning system for a 12 year period. The results of the study showed that in order to meet demand and to ensure the economic (minimizing production costs) and environmental (minimizing the costs of carbon dioxide pollution) objectives at the same time under the uncertainty of demand and production capacity coefficient, the capacity of Onshore Wind and hydropower technology along with coal fuel should be respectively expanded for about 1000,  and 163.720 MW. However, as far as only economic goals are concerned, the plan will include the increase of 1127 MW of coal energy production. Furthermore, to meet environmental goals, 1000, 1000, and 500 MW of renewable, wind and hydropower, and photovoltaic technologies are expected in the plan. Finally, the results of the simultaneous provision of economic and environmental objectives regardless of the uncertainties showed the expansion of the capacity of wind, coal, and water technologies to 1000, 542.860, and 140.560 MW, respectively. The difference in results reveals the importance of integrated and comprehensive planning for the expansion of power generation capacity. Therefore, decision makers can continue the sustainable planning of electricity production capacity expansion in terms of uncertainty about the demand side and supply and in the context of a comprehensive economic and environmental framework.

title: Participatory Complex Systems Modeling for Environmental Planning:

title: Sustainable development, sustainability and research within the Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
abstract: Since the emergence of the concept in the 1980s, the terms "sustainable development" and "sustainability" have appeared in a great many papers. Yet, such nebulous ideas add little to academic conce.

title: The role of landscape metrics In environmental planning and management of mining activities

title: Environmental, Planning and Climate Law in Queensland
abstract: Queensland has many sites of significant ecological and cultural value, some requiring specialised regulation, and is home to many thousands of native species of animals, plants and insects found nowhere else on the planet. It continues to face significant challenges as to land use and the exploitation of natural resources. This important new book provides a detailed analysis of the legal framework in place in Queensland dealing with environment, planning and climate matters. It utilises a case study approach to trace the implementation of environmental law into practice. The authors examine the fragmented nature of environmental governance and the judicial application and interpretation of the law. They assess the effectiveness of this framework in the light of environmental principles. In doing so, they identify the challenges of current governance tools available to manage conflicting interests in land and resource use and discuss legal and policy options to address these issues. The jurisdiction specific coverage makes this book an ideal resource for students of environmental law both in law schools and in disciplines such as engineering, environmental management and natural resource and planning, and it is essential reading for practitioners, government and researchers working in the area.