Sentences with phrase «more urban sprawl»

A Toronto land transfer tax would make this situation even worse, which in turn would mean less growth in Toronto's taxable assessment base and more urban sprawl resulting in increased commuter gridlock, pollution and frustration levels,» Meehan says.

But every time it builds another branch in the suburbs with its monster parking lot and its three lane drive - through ATMs, it is contributing to the creation of more greenhouse gas, more imported oil, more urban sprawl.

Not exact matches

The first thing you'll notice is that Los Angeles is a sprawling metropolis (the inspiration for the term urban sprawl, in fact), which can make deciding on a location a more difficult endeavor than meets the eye.

Logan Square just feels a bit more like Michigan, or home, in the city without it being like this big urban city sprawl.

A larger road network with faster speed limits encourages urban sprawl by inducing people to move to suburbs more distant from their jobs, and, more generally, to be more likely to plan longer trips in their cars.

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.

«We found that more contiguous sprawling and dense urban development both enhanced UHI intensities.

«The overall goal of our study was to clarify which urban form — sprawl or more - dense development — is most appropriate for UHI mitigation,» said the study's lead author Neil Debbage, doctoral student in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences» department of geography.

New research from Concordia shows that there's indeed a lot more we could be doing to combat urban sprawl — and European countries are leading the way.

With more than half of the world's population now living in cities, urban sprawl is a growing problem — particularly in North America, where single - family homes and two - car garages are common.

In a study published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team led by atmospheric scientists Logan Mitchell and John Lin report that suburban sprawl increases CO2 emissions more than similar population growth in a developed urban core.

Stone, B., J. J. Hess, and H. Frumkin, 2010: Urban form and extreme heat events: Are sprawling cities more vulnerable to climate change than compact cities?

The lack of the hipster scene, sprawling urban landscapes, a vibrant art scene, and more affordable living are just a few of the things to count in favor of Queens.

In Dishonoured 2, this is even more so as the sprawling urban, steam - punk environments of Dunwall and Karnaca (both offering multiple routes to targets and different ways of accomplishing objectives), the expanded arsenal of lethal and non-lethal weaponry and gadgets, and the insane supernatural powers you character is capable of, all compound to cater to playstyles of all different types.

This County Office of Education has approved more charters than any other county, by a factor of 2, in what their own white papers calls «Charter School Urban Sprawl».

If you're looking for the ultimate getaway while in the urban sprawl of Phnom Penh, the Plantation Urban Resort & Spa is all that and urban sprawl of Phnom Penh, the Plantation Urban Resort & Spa is all that and Urban Resort & Spa is all that and more.

The center plans to monitor a turf war between two squirrel species: the western gray squirrel, which is disappearing from its historic range because of urban sprawl and strong competition from the more adaptable eastern fox squirrel, which was introduced to the region in the early 1900s.

Mad Fellows Games are a developer born out of the urban sprawl of Leamington Spa, UK and they've been working pretty cl... [Read More]

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Whether these be the idyllic landscapes of his childhood memories, before rampant urbanization began its sprawl outwards from the city centers of India, or more current scenes of environmental degradation and urban decay, the balance (or imbalance) between humanity and its habitats has remained the primary focus of his work.

Since then, the land art genre has been subsumed under the more general term «environmental art,» which has broadened to include the global community, microscopic worlds, cyber space and suburban sprawl, as well as wilderness and the urban environment.

That money could be shifted to incentives for people to use their feet, bicycles, or smaller autos in their daily journies to work; incentives to make homes and workplaces more energy efficient; incentives to shift future land developments into in - fill projects rather than urban sprawl; and incentives to make cities more friendly to pedestrians and less friendly to cars.

Why Tackling Urban Sprawl Is More About Proper Planning Than Eco-Towns & Green Buildings Nagoya: City Planning For The Car - Free Future Urban Design After the Age of Oil Urban Re: Visions's Re: Construct Competition Winners Announced at West Coast Green 2008 Eco-Towns: Three Models of Green Urban Planning

Stone, B., J. J. Hess, and H. Frumkin, 2010: Urban form and extreme heat events: Are sprawling cities more vulnerable to climate change than compact cities?

Urban form and extreme heat events: Are sprawling cities more vulnerable to climate change than compact cities?

On the demand side, a better planned city with reduced urban sprawl, greener buildings, and better public transport can reduce a city's carbon footprint while at the same time providing a better quality of life for its citizens and an environment that is more attractive for business.

As cities generate over 75 % of the world wealth, attracting more people and conducing to urban sprawl, infrastructure and planning are key to reaching greener cities in order to alleviate the effects of climate change and provide a clean environment to their citizens.

Consume less, share more and stand up against fossil fuels, urban sprawl, destructive infrastructures and resource extractivism.

Sequester CO2 in the deep ocean Use more sustainable agriculture and forestry Repair leaky natural gas pipelines and facilities Limit urban sprawl Use animal feeds that reduce CH4 emissions by belching cows Reduce poverty Slow population growth Fig, p. 481

51 Fig. 20 - 14, p. 481 Cut fossil fuel use (especially coal) Shift from coal to natural gas Improve energy efficiency Shift to renewable energy resources Transfer energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies to developing countries Reduce deforestation Use more sustainable agriculture and forestry Limit urban sprawl Reduce poverty Slow population growth Remove CO 2 from smoke stack and vehicle emissions Store (sequester) CO2 by planting trees Sequester CO 2 deep underground Sequester CO 2 in soil by using no - till cultivation and taking cropland out of production Sequester CO 2 in the deep ocean Repair leaky natural gas pipelines and facilities Use animal feeds that reduce CH 4 emissions by belching cows Solutions Global Warming PreventionCleanup

Thus, it is not enough to push the sales of fuel efficient cars if such a marketing blitz adds more cars on the road and further encourages urban sprawl.

With reduced sprawl, appropriate urban transport and use of wind and solar energy more and more, this pollution will disappear and improve all of our lives.

As a resident in the Southwest, an area marred by both intensive agriculture and urban sprawl, it seems the answer is much more simple.

Deforestation, urban sprawl and the use of toxic chemicals are environmental stress points making it ever more difficult for plants and animals to adapt.

One of the great challenges of the next two or three decades will be urbanizing the suburbs, or, to be more precise, to replace the «suburban sprawl» pattern of development characterized by large lots, segregated land uses and autocentric streets with a more traditional «urban» pattern of small lots, some mixed - use and walkable streets.

Reduce deforestation Sequester CO2 in the deep ocean Use more sustainable agriculture and forestry Repair leaky natural gas pipelines and facilities Limit urban sprawl Use animal feeds that reduce CH4 emissions by belching cows Reduce poverty Slow population growth Fig, p. 481

If urban sprawl just brings more commuting and therefore transportation and air pollution issues, not to mention eating up usable greenspace with more houses and big box stores, then the question comes as to how to construct new comes in a city that is already developed?

The new crown jewel of shrunken sprawl resides on the third floor of the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center: At more than 6,500 square feet, the stunning depiction of China's most populous city circa 2020 is one of the largest models of its type in the world.

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that Justice J. Heneghan, who rendered the Federal Court decision, felt compelled to comment: «Considering the fact that the Greenbelt was conceived as a «buffer zone» against encroaching urban sprawl, the steps taken by the NCC to declare the land surplus and to obtain a rezoning of the land seem more consistent with accommodation of urban sprawl, rather than resistance to the erosion of green areas.

The Suburban Maryland market includes more than 79 million square feet of office space ranging from sprawling suburban buildings to trophy urban developments.

TREB voiced concerns that by making it more expensive to live in Toronto, the tax would contradict the provincial government's plans to prevent urban sprawl.