Not exact matches
As another study found, «Communities that have invested in infrastructure to promote walking or biking have shown increased property values,
improved air quality, reduced
urban heat injury (see # 3, below), and greater social cohesion.»
Innovative
urban design could create increased access to active transport.99 The compact geographical area found in cities presents opportunities to reduce energy use and emissions of heat - trapping gases and other air pollutants through active transit, improved building construction, provision of services, and infrastructure creation, such as bike paths and sidewalks.303, 318 Urban planning strategies designed to reduce the urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311
urban design could create increased access to active transport.99 The compact geographical area found in cities presents opportunities to reduce energy use and emissions of heat - trapping gases and other
air pollutants through active transit,
improved building construction, provision of services, and infrastructure creation, such as bike paths and sidewalks.303, 318
Urban planning strategies designed to reduce the urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311
Urban planning strategies designed to reduce the
urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311
urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and
urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311
urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures,
improve indoor
air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable
urban populations.311
urban populations.311, 303
«We need to work hard to
improve the
quality of the
urban environment, for example,
air quality and the design of green areas.
Green roofs reduce stormwater runoff,
improve air quality, and help mitigate the
urban heat island effect.
However,
urban air quality would actually
improve since the pollutants are emitted from power plants that are generally located outside cities.
However,
urban trees can be a vexed issue for some councils; they use water, can be costly to maintain, can damage utilities and property, and can worsen
air quality instead of
improving it.
Innovative
urban design could create increased access to active transport.99 The compact geographical area found in cities presents opportunities to reduce energy use and emissions of heat - trapping gases and other air pollutants through active transit, improved building construction, provision of services, and infrastructure creation, such as bike paths and sidewalks.303, 318 Urban planning strategies designed to reduce the urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311
urban design could create increased access to active transport.99 The compact geographical area found in cities presents opportunities to reduce energy use and emissions of heat - trapping gases and other
air pollutants through active transit,
improved building construction, provision of services, and infrastructure creation, such as bike paths and sidewalks.303, 318
Urban planning strategies designed to reduce the urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311
Urban planning strategies designed to reduce the
urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311
urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and
urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311
urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures,
improve indoor
air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable
urban populations.311
urban populations.311, 303
In cities, good public transport and
urban planning can cut transport costs in half,
improve air quality and boost productivity.
To pursue pathways to
improve air quality, the NEP contains specific recommendations for efficiency improvements in various sectors such as transport, power and
urban households.
Many thanks to the City of Portland, Ecotrust, the Willamette Partnership and the
Urban Greenspaces Institute for helping to pull it together and even more so, for their ongoing work pioneering natural infrastructure innovations that are saving money, beautifying communities,
improving air and water
quality, and capturing carbon.
Even as Frederick Law Olmsted's landscape designs continue to naturally ease
urban flooding and
improve air and water
quality on our cities, just as he imagined they would, few
urban dwellers see his works as anything more than ornamental wonders and respite from the harder
urban world.
Federal transport minister Andreas Scheuer introduced the plan in an effort to
improve air quality in cities, which are becoming increasingly active in owning and combatting
urban emissions.
The Netherlands: Stichting wAarde (Earth Value Foundation) works with youth to plant trees around Amsterdam and Utrecht,
improving air quality and restoring
urban habitats for wildlife.
5,000 Plants From 20 Species The vertical garden, the first in Denmark, serves to insulate the building, absorbing
urban noise and reduce dust, thereby
improving air quality, while also offering potential habitat to birds and insects.