Abstract
Few contemporary issues have received as much sustained attention as the deterioration of the quality of our natural environment and, particularly, the need to manage the trade-off between economic growth and the quality of that environment. This paper discusses research currently under way to develop a land-use methodology that will help planners address the tradeoff between environmental quality and economic development. The methodology is used to evaluate the social, economic, and environmental impact of alternative land-use plans. The methodology consists of a Regional Analysis Submodel and a Site Analysis Submodel. The first component is based on an expanded input-output analysis incorporating land use, resource inputs, and waste-emission outputs. The second component is an empirical analysis based on the specific suitability and compatibility of proposed land-use development areas. The land-use planning model developed is applied to a case-study area centered on Charleston, South Carolina.
Highlights
Recent concern for a healthy environment has stimulated passage of strong state and Federal legislation to control development
Few contemporary issues have received as much sustained attention as the deterioration of the quahty of our natural environment and, the need to manage the trade-off between economic growth and the quality of that environ ment
This paper discusses research currently under way to develop a land-use methodology that wiU help planners address the trade-offs between environmental quahty and economic development
Summary
Recent concern for a healthy environment has stimulated passage of strong state and Federal legislation to control development. (2) The Site Analysis Submodel evaluates the specific economic, environ mental, and social impact of siting the industry within the planning space. One first calculates the Leontief inverse (I-A) and postmultiplies the landuse, natural-resource, and pollutant matrix by the inverse: This calculation presents the impact of proposed industrial-development on the land-use changes, na tural-resource, and waste generation characteristics of the region. The site analysis examines both the potential for development and the expected economic and environmental impacts from proposed industrial land-use changes. This methodology was developed by Dee, et al The approach conducts the analysis at two levels: (1) suitability of the land and (2) compatibility with existing land uses."'".
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