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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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Combat carbon emissions with legumes - Queensland Country Life

Source: Climate Change News Digest - Posted: March 11, 2010 15:44
LEADING soil scientists are promoting legumes within grain rotations as the key to reducing carbon emissions related to grain growing, primarily through their nitrogen replacing qualities.
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INDONESIA: Waste Composting Project Blazes Cleaner Path

Source: Inter Press Service Environment - Posted: March 11, 2010 09:19
JAKARTA, Mar 11 (IPS) - Battling the pain from a boil on his left thigh, 45-year-old Inggit Tukino pulled his two-wheeled cart through the overcrowded alleys of a slum in Rawabebek, Penjaringan hamlet in here North Jakarta.
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Understanding Mega-Cities

Source: Planetizen Network - Posted: March 11, 2010 09:00

A new book explores the disconnect between how a "mega-city" region is portrayed through statistics, demographics, etc., and how it is perceived by the public.

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