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Item Environmental Planning and Ecological Possibilities(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1972-06) Bella, David A.; Overton, W. ScottIt is reasoned that man faces an environmental predicament caused by the essential indeterminancy and unpredictability of outcomes of man's actions. As man's growing activities increasingly effect the entire biosphere, it becomes imperative that this predicament be incorporated into management strategies. It is reasoned that existing strategies of environmental management are poorly defined and inadequate to accommodate this predicament. Four levels of basic decision strategies are examined. An environmental strategy is developed which is based on the avoidance of large-scale irreversible change. This strategy calls for the preservation of environmental diversity. It is reasoned that such a strategy has the potential of reducing the chances of unanticipated environmental conditions and events which significantly destroy the quality of life. The importance of research priorities in developing suitable environmental strategies is reviewed.Item Fundamentals of Comprehensive Environmental Planning(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1974-01) Bella, David A.In this paper, the goal of an improved quality of life is examined without the traditional imperative of a quantitative expression which defines the meaning of the "quality of life" by a completely unambiguous measurement. The utility, limitations, and bias of analytical technique is examined relative to this goal. It is stressed that comprehensive environmental planning must increasingly account for the unexpected and positively pursue a more meaningful fulfillment of human potentialities beyond the limitations of our collective analytical mind. Past approaches to environmental planning must be critically examined with regard to current and future conditions for the historical success of such approaches may lead to their own obsolescence. It is reasoned that a fundamental concern of comprehensive environmental planning should be the protection and enhancement of compatable environmental diversity.