Sentences with phrase «more urban density»

They could be had through regulations mandating more urban density, tougher home and vehicle efficiency standards, an increase in the renewable energy mandate, transmission expansion, or almost anything else, really.

City legislatures have said that creating more urban density would entice some drivers to take the subway instead of their cars, which would in turn greatly reduce the city's emission of greenhouse gasses.

Not exact matches

«There's no doubt that Canada is at the forefront of discussion around how to create more vibrant urban centres, increase density and build more sustainable cities,» said council spokesperson Kevin Brass.

It's not that urban areas favor democrats but rather those that live in urban areas tend to either fit into and / or associate more with the demographics that do tend to favor democrats at a higher density than in the rural areas.

A University of Georgia study using a new method for calculating urban heat island intensities clarifies the conflict on whether urban density or sprawl amplify these effects more.

In a study published in IOP Publishing's journal Environmental Research Letters, the researchers provide evidence to suggest that urban populations have grown more rapidly than the expansion of urban areas, leading to increased population densities in some of the most populated yet vulnerable regions in the world.

«The denser the urban area, the better the benefit,» Kalkstein said, pointing out that a city like New York with roughly 27,000 people per square mile could save many more lives with vegetation and albedo enhancement than Los Angeles with its 7,500 - people - per - square - mile population density.

The model suggests that outbreaks are more likely in urban areas with higher human and mosquito population densities, in years with longer growing seasons, when infected travelers arrive early in the growing season, and when tiger mosquitos have fewer non-human hosts that result in wasted bites.

And there's more, with Musk's announcement that he sees a need for heavy - duty electric trucks and «high passenger - density urban transport», which means buses, and autonomous ones at that.

This focus on higher density urban development is expected to have a major impact on purchasing patterns, resulting in the creation of more affordable housing options.

So, although densities «reaching up to 1,580 cats per square kilometer in urban areas» were observed, more than half fell between 132 and 417 cats per square kilometer (or 51 — 161 cats per square mile).

Rather than the density of the urban environment that she tends to portray, these new paintings are more suggestive of the earliest brimmings of Spring mosses, barks, and lichens.

The open fields and expansive ocean vistas give way to a more dense arrangement of the canvas, putting me in mind of the density of urban life itself.

The urban density of the city which makes shared walls more common also significantly reduces the heating and cooling loads.

Patrick pointed out that when many Americans picture urban density, they think Manhattan, but are surprised to learn that Venice, Italy, actually has an almost identical population density, yet is a much more people - and pedestrian - friendly community.

This would be applicable in high density, more urban situations.

I think a lot of people understand that a more urban lifestyle will allow more people to live more lightly on land even at greater density.

And the final media release suggests that massive changes in urban densities are not the key to getting more people on public transport.

Additionally, there are certain locations more likely to be accident sites, with the vast majority of pedestrian fatalities occurring in high - density urban areas such as downtown areas or within metropolitan area borders.

As more and more coastal cities face growing challenges ranging from rising sea levels to population density problems, more and more urban planners are switching to building unconventional means as a solution.

Mobile homes sound like a good idea but I think the better solution is to increase density in more urban areas.