Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Architecture
Sustainable Industry At Various Scales: Regulatory Approaches, Green Urbanism, And Low Impact Site Design, Amy C. Verel
Sustainable Industry At Various Scales: Regulatory Approaches, Green Urbanism, And Low Impact Site Design, Amy C. Verel
Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning Masters Projects
Climate change and atmospheric warming are problems of global scale, significance, and impact and are arguably dealt with most effectively at the level of national and supra-national governance. The mixed success of the Kyoto Protocol demonstrated the importance of accommodating the needs and rights of nations with vastly different economic structures, development trends, and progress towards greenhouse gas reduction in order to reach a perception of fairness for and among all parties. Despite some progress, the goal of an effective international agreement to reduce carbon emissions and other greenhouse gas-contributing pollutants remains unfulfilled.
In the absence of a workable international …