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Benefits that can be achieved by communities
working towards sustainable urban development include:
- Preservation of natural, economic and social
resources for future generations.
- Greater access, provision and understanding
of information concerning sustainable development.
- Development of communities within cities
which participate in their own sustainable development.
- Eradication of social problems - crime, drugs,
and homelessness.
- Social equity should allow for minority races,
genders, ages, disabled and other sectors to participate not
only in the development and decisions of decision-making processes,
but also in the actual implementation of plans.
- Local planning strategies developed with
regard to the benefit of local businesses and inhabitants.
- Cleaner, safer environment with improved
health quality.
- Preservation of culture and history important
both for local (sense of identity) and for tourism development.
- Availability of better affordable, energy
efficient housing for local people.
- Local industry and businesses will be provided
with a well-educated, local workforce with access to global markets.
- Protection of surrounding environment (Green
Belt) which can be used for recreational purposes.
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Central
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Sweden
Argentina
Advantages
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