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Main Issues in a Sustainable City in Canada

 

The following table shows those issues that were identified by the International Institute for Sustainable Development in Canada. The table ranks the issues by order of importance.

Economy  Land use Society Input/output
Knowledge based Compact (minimal urban sprawl) Law & order Food
Minimal transport needs Transportation (roads, trains) Population (population size,
demographic
trends)
Energy (renewable/non-
renewable)
Large share of public transport Green areas Immigration Raw materials
(mining,
agriculture,
recycling)
Minimal waste Buildings (including a section on the successes and potential of "green building" projects [eco- village / eco- housing projects] Social welfare Water
Recycling Industrial sites / eco-industrial parks Health Fresh air
Legislation/ enforcement Ecological footprint Civil society/public
participation in
decision making
Sewage
Financial institutions/ instruments Zoning/planning Crime Air pollutants
Abandoned industrial sites Landfills Aesthetic value of a city Solid waste
Pollution paid for by the polluter   Jobs Noise
Energy efficiency   Culture  
    Ethnic/social
segregation
 
    Competence/
capability/
cooperation of
stakeholders
 
    Education  
    Poverty  
    Access to information  
    Historic preservation
Environmental awareness
 

Main issues

Central Europe

Sweden

Canada

India

Argentina

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