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Urban Environmental Management
So what can we do with urban environments, since they are starting points for most global environment problems (and solutions)? Why is it important?
MEAs and Cities
EMS for Cities
Japan Urban Observatory
Ecological Footprints
Guide to City Networks
The Trialogue
Capacity Building
Disaster Mitigation
Energy Management
Environmental Education
Green Construction
Impact Assessment
Life Cycle Assessment
Local Agenda 21
Slums and Squatters
Sustainable Tourism
Transportation
Urban Information
Urban Planning
Waste Management
Water Resources
More information on GDRC's Urban sphere
  GDRC's Urban Sphere  

Urban Environmental Management
Documents Documents
Articles, reports and books
Insights Insights
The Urban Thinking Cap
Keywords Keywords
Glossaries, definitions and Indicators
How-Tos How-Tos
Urban Environmental Technology
Links Links
Resources on the Internet
Chronicles Chronicles
The Urban Environmental Diary

Press Kit
UEMRI Framework for Policy and Practice
he UEM Homepage is an output of the Urban Environmental Management Research Initiative (UEMRI), a grouping of urban planning researchers from around the world. It looks at urban areas as the intersection of natural, built, and socio-economic environments, creating sustainable ecosystems.
Highlights of
GDRC Research
What is GDRC doing now?
   Currently, GDRC is looking at cities as "sustainable ecosystems". In order to reduce their ecological footprint, there are a number of step that urban residents need to take - to aim for a closed-loop recycling society.

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