Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Notes on Author -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Ecosystem Planning at the Local Level: An Introduction -- PART 1 THE PLAN: CONCEPTUALIZING AND MEASURING LOCAL ECOSYSTEM PLAN QUALITY -- 2 Analysis of the Literatures and Concepts Underlying Ecosystem Management and Planning -- 3 Principles of Effective Ecosystem Management and Planning -- 4 Developing a Local Ecosystem Plan Coding Protocol and Measurement Framework -- 5 Measuring and Mapping Ecosystem Plan Quality -- PART 2 THE PROCESS: FACTORS INFLUENCING LOCAL ECOSYSTEM PLAN QUALITY -- 6 The Fragmented Landscape: Biological Diversity versus Human Disturbance -- 7 The Role of Biodiversity in Local Plan Making -- 8 Collaborative Environmental Planning and Stakeholder Participation -- 9 Measuring the Effects of Stakeholder Participation on the Quality of Local Plans -- PART 3 PLAN IMPLEMENTATION -- 10 Evaluating Plan Implementation and the Controversy over "Conformity" -- 11 Does Planning Work? Testing the Implementation of Local Environmental Planning in Florida -- PART 4 PLANNING IMPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 12 Recommendations for Improving the Process and Practice of Environmental Planning at the Local Level -- 13 Conclusion -- Appendices -- Appendix A: Ecosystem Plan Coding Protocol -- Appendix B: Concept Measurement -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.