Cities Compared: Coastal vs. Inland Cities
How does being near a coast affect how cities perform? Take a look at how coastal cities compare to inland ones.
If the biggest room in the world is the room for improvement, then this high desert city on the Rio Grande has space to spare. El Paso initiated curbside recycling in 2007 and saw a significant increase in residents’ participation, diverting just over five percent of their solid waste that year. The city also started a green building program to encourage businesses and residents to build sustainably, and it’s conducting energy audits on all municipal buildings. In addition, a downtown revitalization effort should breathe new life into the former mining town. El Paso has made noteworthy strides in many important areas, but still has a great opportunity to create an overall plan for sustainability. Such a plan could pave the way for a vibrant and thriving border community and nicely complement the rebirth of the city’s center.
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How does being near a coast affect how cities perform? Take a look at how coastal cities compare to inland ones.
The first law of sustainability: population growth and/or growth in the rate of consumption of resources cannot be sustained. —Dr. Albert Bartlett
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