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Sustainable urban infrastructure can foster economic growth UN report
2013-04-18 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
UN News: Developing sustainable urban infrastructure benefits not just the environment, but can also boost economic growth and social stability, according to a United Nations report released today, which stresses the need to transition to resource-efficient technologies in cities, given scarce natural resources. "To date, the trend towards urbanization has been accompanied by increased pressure on the environment and growing numbers of urban poor," said the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director,...
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Energizing Sustainable Cities: Assessing Urban Energy - book review
2013-01-28 16:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Energizing Sustainable Cities: Assessing Urban Energy, edited by Arnulf Grubler and David Fisk, is a very well written book describing challenges and opportunities to define, analyze, and implement sustainable energy development for 21st Century urban centers. Urban populations, while roughly 50% of the global population, consume over 75% of the globe's energy. Therefore, developing frameworks to assess, analyze and implement sustainable energy systems that meet the criteria for these urban populations...
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