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collin5491

14 Urban Gardening Tips That Will Save You Time, Energy & Money - 0 views

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    some tips for those of you who garden in urban areas like I do.
Aimee Berger-Girvalo

Sustainable Urban Gardens - 0 views

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    Terrific page with advice on how to create and manage an urban garden!
erikausi

http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/FCIT/PDF/Fact_sheet_on_aquaponics_Final.pdf - 0 views

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    The Gaza Strip is trying to fight food insecurity by creating urban agriculture. The FAO is helping Gazans become less dependent on external assistant by creating sustainable vertical gardening and aquaponics systems.
Colin Murray

Juicing up: Hong Kong transport goes electric - 0 views

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    BBC News presents a video on the expansion of Hong Kong's electrical vehicle movement. As one of the worlds densest urban population's, a proven implementation of successful electrical car program and infrastructure could prove replicable.
James Hannemann

Sustainable Housing Communities/U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - 0 views

  • The mission of the Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities is to create strong, sustainable communities by connecting housing to jobs, fostering local innovation, and helping to build a clean energy economy. In order to better connect housing to jobs, the office will work to coordinate federal housing and transportation investments with local land use decisions in order to reduce transportation costs for families, improve housing affordability, save energy, and increase access to housing and employment opportunities. By ensuring that housing is located near job centers and affordable, accessible transportation, we will nurture healthier, more inclusive communities which provide opportunities for people of all ages, incomes, races, and ethnicities to live, work, and learn together.
James Hannemann

12 Features of Sustainable Community Development - 0 views

  • There is no universally acceptable definition of sustainable community development in large measure because each development site has its own characteristics that result in unique opportunities and constraints. For example, a 2,000 hectare greenfield site situated beside a lake clearly presents different opportunities than a 300 acre brownfield redevelopment in the industrial port land area of city. Likewise, an eco-village located fifty miles from an urban centre offers different opportunities for sustainable development than a major condominium development in the core of a city.
James Hannemann

sustainable communities and neighbourhoods: theory, policy and practice - 0 views

  • The background To begin it is worth reminding ourselves of the impact of climate change, urbanization, economic growth and globalization. Climate change. As we know, the earth's climate is constantly changing – but in recent years there has been a significant change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has predicted that global temperature will rise by the end of the century by between 1.4C and 5.8C. Most of the warming that has occurred over the last 50 years is, according to the IPCC (2007), attributable to human activities. The result of this will be a further rise in sea levels (and an increased risk of flooding), problems around fresh-water supplies in many parts of the world, a decrease in agricultural productivity in many areas, and significant health risks. The Stern Review (2006) concluded that climate change presents very serious global risks, and it demands an urgent global response. It will impact disproportionately on poorer countries – but even in richer countries, if nothing is done there will be profound economic consequences. Overall, it could mean the equivalent of around a 20% reduction in consumption per head.
James Hannemann

Linking Sustainable Community Activities to Pollution Prevention: A Sourcebook | RAND - 0 views

  • This report provides an introduction to sustainable community activities and ways in which supporters of pollution prevention can take advantage of such efforts. A "sustainable community" effort consists of a long-term integrated and systems approach to developing and achieving a healthy community by addressing economic, environmental and social issues. Fostering a strong sense of community and building partnerships among key stakeholders are also important elements of such efforts. This report discusses how hundreds of communities across the United States are taking "sustainable community" approaches to deal with their most pressing problems. Such approaches have been applied to issues as varied as urban sprawl, inner-city and brownfield redevelopment, new economic development, a strong local economy, environmental justice, ecosystem management, agriculture, biodiversity, green buildings, energy conservation, watershed management, and pollution prevention. This report explains such activities by examining the process of developing a sustainable community initiative, describing sources of support, and presenting detailed community examples. Then, it explores the relationship between sustainable community activities and pollution prevention. The author includes an extensive annotated bibliography giving points of contact with phone numbers, web page addresses, and published documents about sustainable community activities throughout the United States.
swestberry

Sweet Water Foundation - 1 views

shared by swestberry on 09 Dec 15 - Cached
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    A Chicago based program to bring urban agriculture practices and knowledge to Chicago communities using aquaponics and local resources.
Asyl Alymbaeva

UrbnEarth - Urban Outdoor Garden Kits To Help People Grow Food - 1 views

shared by Asyl Alymbaeva on 29 Apr 14 - No Cached
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    just couldn't marvel at this invention - all for sustainable and healthy living!
currahee6r

The Future of Trash: 4 Ways Tech Is Improving Recycling Rates - 0 views

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    The Global Innovation Series is supported by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment. It delivers more than purpose-built electric vehicles - it delivers smart mobility services. Visit bmw-i.com or follow @BMWi on Twitter.
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