Sentences with phrase «reducing urban pollution»

This was thanks to policies aimed at reducing urban pollution and stimulating Chinese industry.

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Also road congestion pricing schemes have been implemented in a limited number of urban areas as a transportation demand management tool to try to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution.

Pollutants in urban settings are many and of a wide variety, and all of them - if you don't treat and successfully reduce the pollution - are getting into the receiving water, be it a river or lake or the ocean.»

«Cities need to «green up» to reduce impact of air pollution: The harmful impact of urban air pollution could be combated by strategically placing low hedges along roads in a built - up environment of cities instead of taller trees, a new study has found.»

This study aids in the broader understanding of the complex mechanisms that influence harmful algal bloom progression in bodies of water rich in organic nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen, and points to the direct need to reduce nutrient pollution in the face of both urban and agricultural development.

According to Italcementi, an Italian maker of photocatalytic cement, the airborne pollution of a large city could be cut in half if pollution - reducing cement were to cover just 15 percent of urban surfaces.

In urban areas, moving the stops farther away reduces the amount of pollution transit users breathe, as long as the stop is not so far that it gets pollution from the next street, researchers said.

Indoor pollution is generally higher than outdoor pollution unless you consciously reduce it by building your house with non-toxic materials, remove your shoes prior to entering your house and use an air filter in urban areas.

On the non-governmental side, the Sustainable Cities Program at Energy Foundation China focuses on reducing carbon emissions and air pollution in urban areas with an emphasis on sustainable urbanization and transit systems.

Major transit investments contribute to the livability of communities by reducing air pollution, offering additional travel capacity during periods of congestion (including peak commuting hours), and promoting compact urban land use patterns that reduce energy use.

Investment in transit infrastructure also contributes to the livability of our cities and communities by reducing air pollution, reducing congestion (during peak commuting periods) and promoting urban land use patterns (that reduce energy use).

Achieving that goal ultimately means improving urban life by reducing congestion, pollution and the need for parking spaces.»

As the world becomes more and more focused on environmental issues that cross national boundaries, such as climate change, reduced availability of clean water, increased water and air pollution, and the growth of urban heat islands, landscape architects are taking the lead in finding practical, innovative solutions that leverage natural systems.

The Agency will make robust use of our authority to restore threatened treasures such as the Great Lakes and the Chesapeake Bay, to address our neglected urban rivers, to strengthen drinking - water safety programs, and to reduce pollution from non-point and industrial dischargers.

It's clear to me that much can be gained, environmentally and economically (in part through reducing the huge health cost of urban pollution), through collaboration between the United States and China, as well as other countries in Asia with similar issues and opportunities.

A number of studies have explored the opportunities available to improve health and well - being as a result of adapting to climate change, 273 with many recent publications illustrating the benefit of reduced air pollution.2, 271,288,299,300,301,302 Additionally, some studies have looked at the co-benefits to climate change and health of applying innovative urban design practices which reduce energy consumption and pollution while increasing public health, 99,272,303,304 decrease vulnerability of communities to extreme events263, 264,303 and reduce the disparity between different societal groups.249, 305,306,307,308

This need is not lost on the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate — a group of national finance ministers, former heads of state, and leading global economists — who called in 2015 for international financial institutions to develop a package of $ 1 billion over five years to support the world's 500 largest cities in reducing climate pollution and building urban resilience.

This is not only so we can cut carbon emissions and reduce climate change, but also because urban air pollution is one of the world's biggest killers and a major public health emergency.

It sharply reduces urban air pollution and greenhouse gasses.

Restoring urban forests improves residents» quality of life by lowering energy costs, reducing noise pollution, improving outdoor leisure and recreation and increasing neighborhood property values.

I hope that today's forum is a sign that the road transport industry is starting to understand that it is your children's future at stake − it's your children who will get lung diseases and asthma if urban air pollution is not dramatically reduced; it's your children who will suffer the consequences of climate change that the scientists are trying to warn us of − more scorchers, more devastating cyclones, more Ross River Fever, more bushfires, degraded beaches, flooded houses, and the disappearance of some of Australia's unique wildlife.

«Scientists have solid experimental and theoretical evidence to support... the following predictions: In a decade, urban dwellers will have to wear gas masks to survive air pollution... by 1985 air pollution will have reduced the amount of sunlight reaching earth by one half....»

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.

Green roofs can prevent water pollution by reducing the amount of storm water entering sewer systems by slowing it down and filtering it; lower energy use and energy costs; lowering air temperatures to mitigate the urban heat - island effect; clean and oxygenate the air; add biodiversity; mitigate noise; suppress fire; and extend the lifespan of the roof.

By employing our unique hybrid energy system, as well as our innovative electricity pedestals, we are able to promote economic opportunities and implement green solutions that improve the health of urban communities by substantially reducing air and noise pollution.

CA, NY, MA and other states have had Zero - Emission Vehicle programs since the early 1990s because battery electric vehicles in those states, taking into account power plants, are far cleaner than gasoline cars in reducing urban air pollution and smog.

For example, planting trees in urban areas sequesters carbon dioxide emissions while simultaneously reducing air pollution, beautifying the area, reducing energy use, and stifling noise, among other benefits.

Restoring the ecological health of the Chesapeake Bay will require reducing nutrient pollution in urban stormwater runoff.

It also has some significant environmental justice and urban quality of life benefits by reducing pollution at urban ports where many poor and working - class people live and work.

Neither do they seem to be aware of the moves worldwide to reduce urban «light pollution» by introducing better - shielded public lighting, which throws more light downwards, less sideways, and none upwards.

From reducing air pollution and saving energy to mitigating climate change, researchers place a price tag on the work that urban trees perform.

Fleets of the classic panel vans and box trucks could be replaced by electric versions, which have the potential to not only save money, but to also reduce vehicle pollution in urban areas.

Rising air pollution, loss of biodiversity and urban heat island effect are leading governments across the world to focus on green roofs as a means to reduce environmental degradation.

They provide additional oxygen and contribute to the reduction of the «UHI» or Urban Heat Island effect, reduce solar radiation and help to decrease air pollution.