Mumbai’s rapid growth, high density, and sheer size present significant challenges for its waste management system. The enormous quantity of waste generated in the city makes large-scale, technologically driven “solutions” tempting. However, the opposite approach—a highly decentralized, people-powered model of waste management—has proven successful
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Toward Zero Waste: Mumbai's Informal Recycling Economy | Sustainable Cities Collective - 1 views
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Power of Place - 5 Overview - 1 views
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This video presents how the urban complex of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and The Hague threatens to intrude upon the rural spaces between the three cities, and how the Dutch government seeks to preserve a sustainable urban environment. [Submitted by John Jordan]
Los Angeles - Sustainable City - 1 views
Seoul tears down an urban highway and the city can breathe again | Grist - 1 views
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tearing down a busy, elevated freeway, re-daylighting the river that had been buried beneath it, and creating a spectacular downtown green space, all in under two and a half years — is nothing short of amazing, not because it actually worked (there was plenty of evidence from other cities to suggest that it could), but because they were able to get public support for it.
From elephant to estuary: does the 2013 European Green Capital have something to teach ... - 0 views
37 Things to Consider Before Moving to Portland | Estately Blog - 0 views
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Yep. Urban pull factors, stages in the life cycle, and just plain fun,
Interactive map: England's green belt - Telegraph - 1 views
Egypt's Garbage Problem Continues To Grow - 1 views
Ecumene - Geography Portal - 2 views
Mongolia bids to keep city cool with 'ice shield' experiment | Environment | guardian.c... - 2 views