Tag Archive | "urban"
Synergies to Tackle Waste Management Challenges in Latin America
by Timo Marquez Arreaza, Maracaibo, Venezuela Waste accumulation is one of the biggest environmental concerns in Latin America and is a key contributor to the urban environmental crisis that many Latin American cities face. [1] Despite several programs and studies about the problem and potential solutions such as recycling [2], the concern remains. In response, [...]
Continue reading...On the Shape of Cities
Sunday, January 4, 2004
by Laurent Demarta The topic in question is “sustainable cities” and I will approach it here with the point of view of the town planner. The two primary questions that arise are “Are cities sustainable?” and “Which cities are we talking about?”. The combination of both these questions leads to the definition of the final [...]
Continue reading...Possibility of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects in Urban Areas
Wednesday, September 3, 2003
by Ai Hiramatsu At the Third Conference Of Parties (COP3) held in Kyoto in December 1997, the Kyoto protocol was adopted by parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It sets legally binding numerical targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on industrialized countries (Annex I parties). Each country [...]
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- Welcome to ISC 2010
- Report published: WSC-SD at COP15
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- Internship Programme at Sustainability Institute, South Africa
- Mobile exhibition on sustainable living
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Thursday, February 17, 2005
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