Featured resources about what has been done by Melbourne Water to cope with the challenges of population growth and climate change to make Melbourne a better place to live.
Carfee offers extensive resources regarding the solutions to the vexing problem of the urban automobile while also providing links to multiple websites in urban planning.
News and resources about the Smart Growth Network which works to promote the development that boosts the economy, enhances community vitality and protects the environment through its network of partners.
Building a Great Community
This Manual designed by the Canadian Institute of Planners is to assist educators with teaching and learning about urban planning and community development.
What Are Natural Resources: Ever since the earth was inhabited, humans and other life forms have depended on things that exist freely in nature to survive. These things include water (seas and fresh water), land, soils, rocks, forests (vegetation), animals (including fish), fossil fuels and minerals. They are called Natural Resources and are the basis of life on earth.
Non-Renewable Energy: Non-renewable energy is energy from fossil fuels (coal, crude oil, natural gas) and uranium. Fossil fuels are mainly made up of Carbon. It is believed that fossil fuels were formed over 300 million years ago when the earth was a lot different in its landscape.
Renewable and Alternative Energy Resources by
This volume provides an insightful overview of renewable and alternative energy technologies and policies in the United States and around the world. Are renewable and alternative energy solutions needed to combat many of the negative effects of fossil fuel (including global warming)? Can such solutions be "clean," and still economically viable? For readers wanting clear, objective answers to questions like these, this fascinating, highly informative volume is the ideal source. Renewable and Alternative Energy Resources: A Reference Handbook provides an authoritative, unbiased overview of existing and potential renewable and alternative energy technologies, covering the benefits and drawbacks associated with each. It then looks at a number of specific questions and controversies on this issue, examining the social, political, and economic aspects of renewable and alternative energy use in the United States and other countries--detailing different approaches and activities of international organizations, national governments, and private sector initiatives. A chronology of technological developments, events, and policies related to renewable and alternative energy A glossary of renewable and alternative energy related concepts including Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC), net metering, and stages of technology development
