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Delivering sustainable infrastructure that supports the urban built environment
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Delivering sustainable infrastructure that supports the urban built environment

Carol Boyle, Gavin Mudd, James R Mihelcic, Paul Anastas, Terry Collins, Patricia Culligan, Marc Edwards, Jeremy Gabe, Patricia Gallagher, Susan Handy, …
Environmental science & technology, Vol.44(13), pp.4836-4840
07/01/2010
DOI: 10.1021/es903749d
PMID: 20583825

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Abstract

As an increasing majority of humans live in urban environments, cleaning and maintaining the environment means that sustainable design of cities is imperative. This makes the proactive design and assembly of sustainable infrastructure a growing necessity, but such is not yet a commonplace approach. In late 2008, an international group of researchers gathered in New Zealand to discuss the best way forward in this regard, and they report their conclusions here.
Environmental Monitoring Global Warming Urban Health Residence Characteristics Humans Policy Making Conservation of Natural Resources Developing Countries International Cooperation Cities Facility Design and Construction

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