Cost of Sprawl
ReportIntroduction
Urban sprawl is a phenomenon that is witnessed globally, though most predominantly in North America. Unfortunately, the costs of sprawl including increased emissions, chronic disease and reduced productivity are often hidden. This report compares the long-term economic and social benefits of urban density to the development trend that is sprawl. It argues that the true cost of sprawl is distorted by “suburban myths” and the misalignment of price structures.
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Canada’s Energy Transformation – Evolution or Revolution
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Toward a Positive Energy Future in Northern and Remote Communities
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The Atlantic Canada Energy Data Roadmap
facebooktwitterlinkedinyoutubeThe Roadmap provides a guide to changing the way we collect, manage, use, and think about energy and greenhouse gas emissions data in a world of overwhelmingly large amounts of data. While the focus of the report is on Atlantic Canada,...