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Climate Change Mitigation
Climate change mitigation encompasses efforts to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen carbon sinks, in order to avert irreversible climate effects and protect human health. It is an integral…
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The Importance of Energy Policy
Energy policy influences decisions related to production and consumption of energy resources. Governments use tax credits, building energy codes, and air quality standards as levers of influence on these…
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The Benefits of Mixed-Use Development
Mixed-use development integrates residential, commercial and public spaces in order to foster interaction, community life and vitality – and is thus an attractive solution to address urban expansion and…
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Green Buildings
Green buildings use sustainable strategies in their construction to minimize environmental impact. They minimize energy usage, use renewable sources for powering their operations and employ efficient heating and cooling…
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What is Transit-Oriented Development?
Transit-oriented development (TOD), also known as Mixed Use Development, creates vibrant people places centered on high quality rail systems. TOD serves multiple functions – regional planning, city revitalization and…
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Sustainable Urban Infrastructure
Urban areas represent a large portion of global energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, waste creation and water resource depletion. To reduce their ecological impact and preserve our precious planet,…
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Energy Efficiency is a Key Strategy in Achieving Sustainable Economic Growth and Minimizing Ecological Impacts
Energy efficiency is an effective strategy for achieving economic development while mitigating ecological effects. Energy efficiency decreases greenhouse gas emissions, non-renewable energy usage and costs at both household and…
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What is Sustainable Development?
Sustainable development was originally defined in the 1987 Brundtland report Our Common Future as development that meets present needs without jeopardizing future generations’ ability to meet their own. It…
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The Benefits of Smart Cities
The smart city movement is distinguished by a bottom-up approach that incorporates multiple stakeholders’ perspectives in all fields of urban services while simultaneously taking into account citizens’ rising expectations….
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The Benefits of Smart Grids
Smart grids provide reliable power sources to the modern world, offering continuous electricity supply while optimizing energy consumption, integrating renewable sources and minimizing waste. Sophisticated power outage protection technologies…