Sentences with phrase «sustainable urban systems»

He's a lecturer in sustainable urban systems at the University of Reading in the UK.

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The parish system is no longer sustainable in many rural contexts and it is no longer helpful in many urban ones.

His main fields of scientific interest include food and nutrition security, sustainable agricultural, food system analysis, regional and urban food systems, sustainable transitions, ecosystem services, climate change impacts, and climate change adaptation.

This paper studies the relationship between urban transportation systems and social inequality, discusses sustainable mobility, and offers a case study of challenges presented by transit infrastructure.

The Waterway 365 report's aim was to show that waterways can be used to add sustainable transport capacity in urban systems, and to identify research questions and technical issues.

In an article in this week's Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, from AIP Publishing, the authors present results indicating that an optimally designed VAWT system can financially compete with fossil - fuel based power plants in urban and suburban areas, and even spearhead the development of a net - zero energy building or city.

Health, food security, climate change, sustainable energy, urban systems, digital technologies, and space will be the national priorities; they will be further refined and periodically revised by a newly created strategic research council, chaired by Prime Minister Jean - Marc Ayrault, with input from the French national research agency (CNRS) and five large research - coordinating networks.

Global About Blog The Urban Farming ™ mission is to create an abundance of food for people in need by planting, supporting and encouraging the establishment of gardens on unused land and space while increasing diversity, raising awareness for health and wellness, inspiring and educating youth, adults and seniors to create an economically sustainable system to uplift communities around the globe.

Liverpool About Blog Leading scientific research meets sustainable food production to create innovative urban farming systems.

The only course that is sustainable, for both chartering and urban education, embraces a third, more expansive view of the movement's future: replace the district - based system in America's large cities with fluid, self - improving systems of charter schools.

Rather than relying heavily on hard pavements and playgrounds, we're using Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) to manage and dissipate rainwater.

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 transSustainable Cities Program at Energy Foundation China focuses on reducing carbon emissions and air pollution in urban areas with an emphasis on sustainable urbanization and transsustainable urbanization and transit systems.

Liverpool About Blog Leading scientific research meets sustainable food production to create innovative urban farming systems.

Global About Blog The Urban Farming ™ mission is to create an abundance of food for people in need by planting, supporting and encouraging the establishment of gardens on unused land and space while increasing diversity, raising awareness for health and wellness, inspiring and educating youth, adults and seniors to create an economically sustainable system to uplift communities around the globe.

I've posted it as a standalone Slideshare document: «A Systems Approach to Resilient and Sustainable Urban Energy Supply.»

Like other urban farming initiatives, rooftop farms promote sustainable living by contributing to the local food production system and to recycling urban organic waste.

The development of urban agriculture and urban food provisioning systems is increasingly considered an important part of sustainable and resilient urban development by local and national governments around the world.

«The bike share revolution that is transforming communities and urban mobility around the world is coming home to Portland, with the opening of the most sustainable and largest smart - technology bike share system in North America.

Key elements of sustainable urban energy systems include rapid transit, district cooling, and high - efficiency buildings

In order to enable such a combination of functions, urban and peri-urban agriculture will have to adopt agro-ecological production methods, link up with eco-sanitation and decentralised sustainable waste management systems, as well as becoming part of the planning and management of parks, nature reserves and recreational services.

Alternatively, REED students interested in sustainable agriculture can learn the basics of organic farming with a vision to design urban gardens and systems to promote local food production.

In addition to our expertise in designing and installing green roofs, green walls, and organic urban farm systems, our team can provide business planning support, program design, and insight into integrated sustainable design for new construction and building retrofits.

about City region food systems and food waste management - Linking urban and rural areas for sustainable and resilient development.

In addition, peak flows are reduced by reservoirs, sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS, e.g., Pasche et al. 2008), retarding basins, infiltration basins, and through targeted land management plans such as afforestation and river renaturation (Reinhardt et al. 2011).

This resource is a result of the partnership between the University at Buffalo Food Systems Planning and Healthy Communities Lab and Community for Global Health Equity, and RUAF (Global partnership for sustainable Urban Agriculture and Food sySystems Planning and Healthy Communities Lab and Community for Global Health Equity, and RUAF (Global partnership for sustainable Urban Agriculture and Food systemssystems).

RUAF has contributed to sharing Quito's 15 year old urban agriculture experience and making it visible on an international platform, while simultaneously allowing the city to join important global alliances regarding sustainable food systems.

If urban agriculture is to meet its potential to contribute to a more sustainable, just and equitable food system, more research is needed to demonstrate its benefits and to support the work that urban agriculturalists worldwide are doing.

The China - U.S. Partnership for Sustainable Development is currently working to transform several urban cores into living systems that will process waste water, leverage opportunities for renewable energy, and create new green spaces for public use.

Develop and promote, as appropriate, cost - effective, more efficient, less polluting and safer transport systems, particularly integrated rural and urban mass transit, as well as environmentally sound road networks, taking into account the needs for sustainable social, economic and development priorities, particularly in developing countries.

And while we're seeing a resurgence of interest in so - called «real food» or slow food and local food, it's going to take a lot more than a few urban rooftop farms in big cities, or the expansion of certified organic shipping container farms, or an explosion in countertop gardening units to go from our current wasteful food and agriculture system to a model that is ultimately sustainable and future - focused.

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, through a system of rules, regulations, and incentives, seeks to create strong, sustainable, and inclusive communities in recognition of every citizen's right to affordable housing.

Liverpool About Blog Leading scientific research meets sustainable food production to create innovative urban farming systems.

Global About Blog The Urban Farming ™ mission is to create an abundance of food for people in need by planting, supporting and encouraging the establishment of gardens on unused land and space while increasing diversity, raising awareness for health and wellness, inspiring and educating youth, adults and seniors to create an economically sustainable system to uplift communities around the globe.

Global About Blog The Urban Farming ™ mission is to create an abundance of food for people in need by planting, supporting and encouraging the establishment of gardens on unused land and space while increasing diversity, raising awareness for health and wellness, inspiring and educating youth, adults and seniors to create an economically sustainable system to uplift communities around the globe.

Liverpool About Blog Leading scientific research meets sustainable food production to create innovative urban farming systems.

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