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Environmental systems and sustainable development in physical planning

In modern societies all major development projects start off with expert proposals and political adoption of a relevant physical development plan. As we witness many of development and conservation discrepancies in our environment today, some major issues regarding the planning process must be emphasized. In order to take a greater step towards planning more sustainable solutions, it is necessary to build a framework for reaching better decisions in the early planning phase. As a part of the larger scientific project, environmental system of Konavle area in Croatia was analysed by means of interdisciplinary research. Case study carried out on Cavtat urban area points out that recent and planned urban growth is increasingly disregarding environmental values and vulnerabilities. Results and methodology presented in this paper are submitted for consideration to both physical and landscape planners, since the quality of planning decisions, primarily in the field of natural resources exploitation ; biological and landscape diversity, soil, water and wind, is of critical importance for sustainable development.

Sustainable development; Landscape planning; Landscape planning; Geology evaluation; Sustainability indicators; Environmental protection

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