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"Aside from being a definite eyesore because of their large blades and causing birds in flight to succumb to them, modern day wind turbines cause tremendous hazard to our ethical and natural environment. Wind turbines require large areas and optimum locations with its moving segments. Netherlands researchers and architectural firm Mecanoo, however, have attempted to upgrade the existing wind power generators by suggesting a bladeless wind turbine design."

This journal is addressed to a multidisciplinar public: architects, engineers, geographers, economists, sociologists, environmentalists, and in general the urban and real-state experts.

El sistema ideado por el diseñador Josep Lluscá se ha puesto a prueba en varios hoteles. Y el Kit reduce residuos, tiempo de obra y costes montando un sistema modular que es, por lo tanto, desmontable: un baño de quita y pon registrable que puede abrirse, sin destruirse, en caso de avería.

This research clearly illustrates that America's urban forests are critical capital investments helping produce clear air and water; reduce energy costs; and, making cities more livable. Simply put, our urban forests improve people's lives.

"Se trata de un planeamiento desarrollado por Stringa Planning Studio, que ocupa una extensión de 46 hectáreas, tendrá la capacidad de producir casi el 50% de la energía que necesita (proporcionada por paneles solares), y que además compensará su huella de carbono con determinados sistemas de transporte"

Their sudden popularity has confounded planners who thought China was set to become the next automobile powerhouse. In Europe, too, e-bike sales are escalating. Sales have been growing by 50% a year since 2008 with forecasts of at least three million sales in 2015. I have the strong impression that a cloud of discrete but related developments is converging. In the background, a combination of energy costs and economic insecurity adds urgency to the need for change. At street level, myriad innovations in hardware, systems, and business models are giving us the component parts of the ecosystem we yearned for in Delhi. A profound transformation to the mobility profile of modern cities no longer feels like a dream.

El evento se prevé del próximo 28 al 30 de agosto, y reunirá a expertos nacionales e internacionales, empresarios y funcionarios públicos de 80 naciones del mundo.

La administración dice que el cambio aumentará los estandares de vida pero algunos temen que sólo los ricos se beneficiarán.

Se pone a favor del Open Source, reconoce las barreras para el desarrollo que suponen las patentes, y lo más importante, afirma que el liderazgo tecnológico lo define el talento de las personas que trabajan en una empresa.