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Sustainable Communities

 
Sustainable communities are communities planned, built or modified to promote sustainable living. They tend to focus on environmental sustainability (including development and agriculture) and economic sustainability. Sustainable communities can focus on sustainable urban infrastructure and/or sustainable municipal infrastructure. (Photo: Flickr)

Articles about Sustainable Communities

  • Welcome to the urban (sustainability) century

    Fri, Dec 09 2011 at 11:07 AM

    Half the world now lives in cities, and by midcentury 75 percent of us will be urbanites. To make those cities sustainable, look to the 2012 TED Prize and a fascinating new documentary called Urbanized.

  • Another reason to be mad at the banks: They wreck complete streets

    Fri, Dec 02 2011 at 10:28 AM

    Nothing turns a lively street into a wasteland quite like a big bank on the corner. But unlike many financial woes, there's a quick, easy, sustainable fix for this one: Just turn the storefront into a coffee shop. Seriously.

  • A happy America Recycles Day, from my bin to yours

    Tue, Nov 15 2011 at 8:00 AM

    In addition to doing the deed itself (or pledging to do it more actively) on America Recycles Day, take a look back at 25 standout stories from the past year on the always fascinating topic of waste diversion.

  • Portland kitchen tool library lends a helping hand ... and bread maker

    Fri, Nov 11 2011 at 12:47 PM

    Community-based tool libraries are great if you want to repair a garage door but what if you also want to bake a loaf of bread? A tool library focusing on kitchen appliances is set to open in — no shocker here — Portland, Ore.

  • The fight over walking to school

    Tue, Nov 01 2011 at 12:00 PM

    MNN family blogger responds to our green tech blogger on the issue of walkable communities and poses a question of her own.

  • What does trick-or-treating tell us about sustainable living?

    Mon, Oct 31 2011 at 5:42 PM

    On Halloween night, every neighborhood pretends to be a walkable neighborhood. The truly sustainable neighborhoods, though, are the ones where kids can go by themselves to get treats the other 364 days of the year.

  • How to make overpopulation OK

    Mon, Oct 31 2011 at 11:48 AM

    As humanity hits the 7 billion mark today, a new U.N. report suggests we should focus more on our quality of life than the quantity of it.

  • How many people have ever lived on Earth?

    Wed, Oct 26 2011 at 3:07 PM

    As humanity welcomes its 7 billionth member this month, the Population Reference Bureau calculates our net population from 50,000 BC to today.

  • Halloween fright: 7 billion humans

    Mon, Oct 24 2011 at 5:23 PM

    Earth has never hosted 7 billion people all at once before, but according to the U.N., it may reach that spooky milestone by the end of this month.

  • Want everyone to embrace biking? Here's a roadmap

    Tue, Oct 04 2011 at 10:15 AM

    Minneapolis leads the way in the U.S. for bike commuting. Learn how city officials are encouraging people of all demographics to take two wheels to work.

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