The material-based urban life-style in the USA is also far from sustainable development. Despite the apparent inability to make an acceptable definition of what is meant by sustainable cities, the recent literature is replete with many discussions, reports, models, and prognoses about sustainability...
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Hence, some models of cities are emerging that are labeled as sustainable cities; among these are the "zero-carbon city" and the "ubiquitous eco-city" ("U-eco-city"). This study reviews the history and definitions of sustainability, in order to acknowledge the contradictions inherent in ...
Automobiles account for75% of CO pollution in the U.S.Cities striving for sustainability can create paths, bike bridges and sidewalks, and encourage citizens to walk, ride, or commute via metro trains or buses. These are some of the critical components of sustainable urban development because of...
Sustainable Mobility: Examples of environmentally friendly transport Sustainable means of transport are known to be characterised by either low or zero emissions, but sustainable mobility concepts go one step further. Ultimately, the aim is to re-organise the traffic of a major city or metropolitan ...
Although there is still a long way to go to reach this milestone, organizations are using every ounce of their energy and throwing in resources to realize the dream. There are other sustainable development goals set by these bodies, including decent jobs and economic growth, sustainable cities an...
This paper focuses on the application of the principles of New Urbanism to two projects in Perth, Western Australia. The key features of New Urbanist stree... Wendy,Morris,James,... - 《Urban Design International》 被引量: 9发表: 1998年 Intelligent Sustainable Liveable Cities The Economist Int...
(CO2) emissions. The pursuit of these sustainable low-carbon transport options required the community of Watts to reconsider land use around existing and expected transit stations. A relatively low-tech solution, building green walkways and bikeways to connect people to amenities and reduce heat, ...
Privacyconcerns and fear of security breaches have far outweighed the perceived value of sharing information (seePortland and privacy). However, a key enabler of sustainable smart cities is that all participants in the complex ecosystemshare information and combine itwith contextual data analyzed in re...
(2009). Culture and sustainable development: examples of institutional innovation and proposal of a new cultural policy profile. Study commissioned by the Division of Cultural Policies and Intercultural Dialogue of UNESCO to the Institutte for culture, Barcelona City Council, as Chair of the...