Questions tagged [city-living]

aspects of sustainability that are specific to living in a city.

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Portable humidifier that does not use electricity

I am looking to make a ecofriendly humidifier. It should not use electricity.I suffer from sinuses and humidity is essential for me. So I thought of keeping a container of water in my room(s) near where the sun's rays hit the container of water.…
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What would need to happen to push NYC or other urban centers towards holistic sustainability?

Structurally or otherwise, is there a way to transition an unsustainable city into a sustainable one? What would needs to occur and what would the effect be? Can modern civilization become sustainable?
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Did subsidies for suburban development exist?

I found an article claiming that In the 1970s and 1980s, Dallas emerged as a model of the kind of economic success government-subsidized suburban sprawl could generate Is that true? Did people get subsidies when buying a house in a suburb? Or they…
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