Using Urban Planners to Increase City Sustainability through the Development Process

Abstract

10This paper presents an experimental scenario aimed at bridging the gap between the cities we have 11 and the cities we need, not only in the 21 st century but also beyond, using the integrated tools of 12 development control and holistic land development model to achieve a planner-led vision of city 13 sustainability. Due to scathing criticisms against the development control system, the paper 14 contends that planners as development approving officers and public interest specialists are better