sustainable city

collocation in English

meaningsofsustainableandcity

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sustainable
adjective
uk
/səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl/us
/səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl/
able to continue over a period ...
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city
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪt.i/us
/ˈsɪt̬.i/
a ...
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(Definition ofsustainableandcityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Sustainablecityplanning should address issues of environment, economy and equality among people.
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Thesustainablecityis currently being trialled as a pilot project.
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There remains no completely agreed upon definition for what asustainablecityshould be or completely agreed upon paradigm for what components should be included.
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His contributions to sustainable urban planning are in both the theory and practice of thesustainablecity-region.
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The aspects aresustainablecity, information and communication-intensive devices for better living and engineering for the developing world.
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The result is a serious blow to environmental ethics, being the providing a profile ofsustainablecity.
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The exhibition uses current environmental research to show visitors how to create asustainablecityof the future.
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However, asustainablecityshould be able to feed itself with minimal reliance on the surrounding countryside, and power itself with renewable sources of energy.
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A network of environmentalists, research organizations, and businesses were established, helping the agenda of asustainablecitypush forward.
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These mechanisms are worthy territories to be explored in the design of more enjoyable, thoughtprovoking, and sustainable cities.
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In other words, we need to create asustainablecitythat is able to connect people, via efficient public infrastructure, to homes, amenities, centres of employment and trade.
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Beatley's description of a typicalsustainablecityis one that is compact and walkable with easily accessible parks and green spaces.
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Masdar is one of the most expensive newsustainablecitydevelopments with a large range of new technological developments aiming to achieve a zero carbon and zero waste.
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Crisis and debt do not cancel out the right of future generations to a vital natural environment and opportunities for sustainable cities.
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There is a campaign for sustainable cities, supported by over 320 local authorities.
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Furthermore, the report on sustainable cities highlights the existence of significant shortcomings in the practice and in the development of environmental legislation at a local level.
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The term is sometimes used synonymously with green cities, eco-communities, livable cities and sustainable cities.
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It is also home to two sustainable cities.
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The foundation believes this can be best accomplished by improving efficiency, eliminating waste and pollution, and building sustainable cities.
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