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 Stories About: climate AND climate change mitigation AND placemaking AND sprawl AND urban planning
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Growing cooler
Can urban planners save the earth? |
Eric de Place |
31 Oct 2007 |
Gristmill |
| A couple of weeks ago I was in Vancouver, B.C., at a conference where it seemed like everyone was talking about a new book called Growing Cooler: The Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change. Reviewing dozens of empirical studies, the book's central argument is that urban form is inextricably linked to climate. Low-density sprawl has been a principal contributor to North American climate emissions. And by the same token, smart compact development -- the k ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, placemaking, sprawl, urban planning (all these topics) |
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Sprawl and global warming
Land-use and development decisions are crucial in the fight against climate change, says new report |
David Roberts |
22 Sep 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Living closer to where you work will do more to fight climate change than buying a Prius and living in the 'burbs. We'll never beat climate change until we change the way we structure our communities. That is the conclusion of a new report out from the Urban Land Institute: The report, "Growing Cooler: Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change," analyzed scores of academic studies and concluded that compact development -- mixing housing and busin ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, placemaking, sprawl, urban planning (all these topics) |
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Walk It Off
Land-use decisions a key factor in emissions reduction, says analysis |
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21 Sep 2007 |
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| Posted at 12:36 PM on 21 Sep 2007 How to reduce U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions? Building compact, mixed-use neighborhoods would be just as effective as much-touted policies like boosting fuel economy, cleaning up power plants, and building green, says a new analysis from the Urban Land Institute. The U.S. population is expected to grow 23 percent by 2030; under the sprawl-encouraging status quo, driving is expected ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, greenhouse-gas emissions, news, placemaking, sprawl, urban planning (all these topics) |
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