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Does Planning Build Resilience in Hydraulic Fracturing Communities?
Title
Does Planning Build Resilience in Hydraulic Fracturing Communities?
Author
Underwood, Catherine
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Sustainability, Social sciences--Research, Land use--Planning
Description
Despite its long history in the United States and abroad, the unconventional drilling industry, and specifically hydraulic fracturing technology, remain controversial. While the competing demands of energy from oil and gas are contrasted with envi...
Environmental impacts of rapid urbanization: Non-point source pollution in Lingang New City, Shanghai, China
Title
Environmental impacts of rapid urbanization: Non-point source pollution in Lingang New City, Shanghai, China
Author
Meng, Xuchu
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Geography, City planning
Description
Lingang New City is a new urbanization project in Shanghai, China. It is planned and designed artistically with emphasis on water protection given lake view is the highlight of the landscape. However, water quality degrades soon after the urban de...
PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY ON MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE: LINKING SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY AND SEA LEVEL RISE
Title
PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY ON MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE: LINKING SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY AND SEA LEVEL RISE
Author
Stuber, Robyn
Date Created
2014
Subjects--Topical
Geography, City planning, Sustainability
Description
Sustainability science is a growing field that encompasses the study of the environment, the economy, and social equity. However, with the ever-growing literature base surrounding sustainability, defining the issue has continued to be elusive, esp...
Place co-creation in death care: Opportunities to overcome obstacles to green burial in the United States
Title
Place co-creation in death care: Opportunities to overcome obstacles to green burial in the United States
Author
Palko, Hannah
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
Geography
Description
Green burial places are cemeteries and funeral homes that embrace green burial practices by providing green burial funeral services and educating their clients about green burial options. A green burial place within a cemetery may be a part or who...
Planning for coastal resilience: the intersection of theory and practice
Title
Planning for coastal resilience: the intersection of theory and practice
Author
Griffith, Adam
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Sociology, Geography, Geomorphology
Description
In the face of accelerating sea-level rise, people continue to live near anddevelop the coast. In the United States, we have chosen adaptation andprotection, via coastal defenses, over retreat from the coast despite theunsustainable nature of effo...