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Sustainability and Resilience Through Micro-scale Decisions for Change

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Development Studies in Regional Science

Part of the book series: New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives ((NFRSASIPER,volume 42))

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The impacts of human-induced change are significant, affecting our environment, climate, fauna, and people in various ways. Recognition of needed change is widespread. Sustainability and resilience efforts reflect such awareness and often focus on pathways for moving forward that address current and future issues through decisions based on analysis, planning, management, and policy. The chapter highlights essential micro-scale thinking to bring about change in order to mitigate the negative impacts of human-induced growth and development. The use of spatial analytical approaches, including geographic information systems, spatial optimization, and spatial statistics, is a central theme. Application studies are reviewed to highlight the significance of micro-scale decisions for change as a component to achieving long-term sustainability and resilience.

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  1. Department of Geography, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

    Alan T. Murray

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  1. Knowlton School of Architecture, City and Regional Planning, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA

    Zhenhua Chen

  2. Department of Urban Studies, Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA

    William M. Bowen

  3. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Dale Whittington

  4. University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

    Dale Whittington

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Murray, A.T. (2020). Sustainability and Resilience Through Micro-scale Decisions for Change. In: Chen, Z., Bowen, W.M., Whittington, D. (eds) Development Studies in Regional Science. New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives, vol 42. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1435-7_4

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