Sentences with phrase «greenest urban policies»

Eco-conscious travelers shouldn't pass up a chance to visit Portland for some of the greenest urban policies in the United States, while food and drink connoisseurs will flock to the city for the best local microbrews and ultra-hip eateries tucked into charming urban pockets throughout the city.

Not exact matches

«There is some truth to that, because [in] Toronto for example, there is limitation as to where you can build low rise construction,» he said, referring to green belt policies aimed at limiting urban sprawl.

Rick is a former Chief of Staff for the federal New Democratic Party, and has led many successful campaigns for important new public policies at the federal and provincial levels related to environmental and consumer protection, urban planning, green jobs creation, democratic reform and progressive taxation.

In environmental policy, the Party promises stronger greenhouse gas emission regulations and enforcement in the oil - patch; a water management plan to ensure that current and future needs are balanced; a moratorium on additional resource development on lakeshores and lake beds; a Green Energy Plan to support green energy projects and move the province away from coalpower; and a land - use framework that curbs urban sprawl and safeguards farmland and habitats in the vicinity of ciGreen Energy Plan to support green energy projects and move the province away from coalpower; and a land - use framework that curbs urban sprawl and safeguards farmland and habitats in the vicinity of cigreen energy projects and move the province away from coalpower; and a land - use framework that curbs urban sprawl and safeguards farmland and habitats in the vicinity of cities.

If we proceed on those terms... David can listen rather more to Conservative MPs, who represent the real people of this country, and give rather less regard to the Liberal Democrat intellectual urban elite, with their student politics idea of reforming the constitution and taking forward green policies.

To designate a Green Belt, a local authority must prove why normal planning and development control policies would not be adequate to protect a town from urban sprawl.

«Bill de Blasio is now seen as the flagship for a potential urban - policy enlightenment,» says Adam Green, a co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, the million - member group that was a key early fund - raiser for Warren.

Co-author Dr Rachel McInnes, Senior Climate Impacts Scientist at the Met Office, added: «This finding that the effects of different types of vegetation — green space and gardens, and tree cover — differ at both very high and very low air pollution levels is particularly relevant for public health and urban planning policies.

He is the author of many books on social policy, landscape and architecture and was a member of the UK government's Urban Green Spaces Task Force, and adviser to the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE).

Certainly the Green Building Council and some other certification groups are helping in that direction, but they do not, for instance, set policy, do urban planning, or, as sometimes appears to be a problem in the small city I live in and elsewhere, keep the City Council from overriding their own City Plan when it is in the Council's own interest.

He has done research and consultancy on urban energy modeling, urban greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory, integrated land - use and transport policies, real estate and housing markets, Urban green growth, carbon finance and cities, city networks and post-2012 negotiation prourban energy modeling, urban greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory, integrated land - use and transport policies, real estate and housing markets, Urban green growth, carbon finance and cities, city networks and post-2012 negotiation prourban greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory, integrated land - use and transport policies, real estate and housing markets, Urban green growth, carbon finance and cities, city networks and post-2012 negotiation proUrban green growth, carbon finance and cities, city networks and post-2012 negotiation process.

-- Next City, 4/25/18 «Going green is a cornerstone of contemporary urban policy planning — and cultivating a green identity has become vital in boosting a city's economic profile.»

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In addition to offering areas for recreation and benefits to mental and physical health, urban green spaces «filter large amounts of water after heavy rainfall and soften the effects of heat waves or other extreme events,» according to the agency, whose recent assessment on urban ecosystems concluded that «with the right policies and tools, urbanization does not need to be a threat to biodiversity in cities and beyond.»

If not, you're missing a great IGRA journal with their recently published IGRA Green Roof News 2/2015... while the 43 - page issue is full of informative articles and case studies, its main focus is on Urban Green Roof Policies:

CPD 101: Business Enterprise Valuation CPD 102: Valuation of Property Impairments and Contamination CPD 103: Agricultural Valuation CPD 104: Hotel Valuation CPD 105: Highest and Best Use Analysis CPD 106: Multi-Family Property Valuation CPD 107: Office Property Valuation CPD 108: Seniors Facilities Valuation CPD 109: Lease Analysis CPD 110: Creative Critical Thinking: Advancing Appraisal to Strategic Advising CPD 111: Decision Analysis: Making Better Real Property Decisions CPD 112: Real Estate Consulting: Forecasting CPD 113: Request for Proposals (RFPs) CPD 114: Valuation for Financial Reporting - Real Property Appraisal and IFRS CPD 115: Appraisal Review CPD 116: Land Valuation CPD 117: Exposure & Marketing Time: Valuation Impacts CPD 118: Machinery and Equipment Valuation CPD 119: Urban Infrastructure Policies CPD 120: Urban Infrastructure Applications CPD 121: Submerged Land Valuation CPD 122: Expropriation Valuation CPD 123: Adjustment Support in the Direct Comparison Approach CPD 124: Residential Appraisal: Challenges and Opportunities CPD 125: Green Value — Valuing Sustainable Commercial Buildings CPD 126: Getting to Green — Energy Efficient and Sustainable Housing CPD 127: More Than Just Assessment Appeals — The Business of Property Tax Consulting CPD 128: Retail Property Valuation CPD 129: Industrial Property Valuation CPD 130: Residential Valuation Basics CPD 131: Commercial Valuation Basics CPD 132: More than Just Form - Filling: Creating Professional Residential Appraisal Reports CPD 133: Valuing Residential Condominiums CPD 134: Rural and Remote Property Valuation CPD 135: Buy Smart: Commercial Property Acquisition CPD 136: Waterfront Residential Property Valuation (Coming soon: 2018) CPD 140: Statistics 101: Math Literacy for Real Estate Professionals CPD 141: Exploratory Data Analysis: Next Generation Appraisal Techniques CPD 142: Introduction to Multiple Regression Analysis in Real Estate CPD 143: Appraisal Valuation Models CPD 144: Geographic Information Systems and Real Estate CPD 145: Introduction to Reserve Fund Planning CPD 150: Real Property Law Basics CPD 151: Real Estate Finance Basics CPD 152: Financial Analysis with Excel CPD 153: Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development CPD 154: Business Strategy: Managing a Profitable Real Estate Business CPD 156: Organizing and Financing a Real Estate Business CPD 155: Succession Planning for Real Estate Professionals CPD 157: Accounting and Taxation Considerations for a Real Estate Business CPD 158: Marketing and Technology Considerations for a Real Estate Business CPD 159: Human Resources Management Considerations in Real Estate (Coming Soon: 2018) CPD 160: Law and Ethical Considerations in Real Estate Business (Coming Soon: 2018) CPD 891: Fundamentals of Reserve Fund Planning CPD 899: Reserve Fund Planning Guided Case Study

Laurie Kerr leads Urban Green's Policy team, which assists New York City in achieving its sustainability goals, especially 80 % carbon reductions by 2050.