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Posts in this category are about Land Use in that they demonstrate how to use land in sustainable ways that appropriately balance the needs of the community, economy, and environment. Cities and towns, rural areas, and wildlands each suffer unless land-use planning is performed in a sufficiently coordinated way at a large enough scale to reflect the inherent needs of each.

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Updated -- World of Change: Urbanization of Dubai

Source: NASA News - Posted: March 19, 2010 10:45
We recently added a new image to this series from February 2010. View the ongoing development in Dubai.
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Climate change adaption project set in Agusan Norte communities

Source: UNFCCC News - Posted: March 19, 2010 08:59
Source: Manila Bulletin - The climate resilient farming communities in Agusan del Norte, through Innovative Risk Transfer Mechanisms (IRTM), are now in the final stage in preparation for specific interventions, in line with the Climate Change Adaptation (CCA), it was learned Wednesday.
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China's urban elite fights trash wars

Source: Reuters Environment - Posted: March 19, 2010 08:23
BEIJING (Reuters) - Thousands of China's urban elite took to the streets last year in protest against expanding garbage incinerators, angered by the threat to both their health and the value of their homes, a report launched on Friday said.
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