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Urban Sanitation Is a Climate and Economic Issue Too

The City Fix

Along the Ngong River in Mukuru, one of Nairobi’s slum neighborhoods and home to more than 100,000 people, residents face a dual threat when the rains come. First, the river rises, flooding into streets and houses. Then the water reaches. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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A Fairer and More Sustainable Post-COVID World in Latin America

The City Fix

The large cities in the Latin American region all have one thing in common: the opportunities for employment and income are concentrated in a few districts while, more and more, sprawling housing zones are located on the outskirts of cities. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Unique and Irreplaceable Cities Making the Urban Amazon Visible

The City Fix

The region’s biodiversity is among the world’s most important, but its cities’ sustainability challenges are less well-known. These jurisdictions require financial support and capacity building to create sustainable, conservation-oriented, equitable, urban green. Amazonian cities are diverse in opportunities and needs.

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Master planning for solid waste | Creating a VV equivalent for solid waste management and service operating at the metropolitan scale

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

And it imposes rules on the other properties, but doesn't do too much enforcement and oversight on recycling from multiunit residential and commercial properties (" Reformulating building regulations to promote sustainability, " 2016). Salt Lake City sanitation/garbage trucks carry "ads" promoting recycling and waste diversion.

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30 Most Interesting Water Safety and Management Blogs

Masters in Public Administration

The phrase “water management” means a lot of things. From how to efficiently distribute water to the public, making sure water is sanitized or managing the sewage or waste water, this broad term has many meanings. This site aims to help the world water crisis and promotes sustainable living.

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Calming airport data turbulence with EASE

AWS Public Sector Blog

This is a guest post by Stephen Saunders, the managing director of EASE Airport Operations, LLC. When interviewing team members at CVG on their experience with EASE, the senior manager of airport operations at CVG shared that important information is often scattered across other platforms.

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5 Ways India Can Use Innovation to Meet Its Urbanization Challenges

The City Fix

India is projected to overtake China as the most populous country in the world this year. The shifting demographics are bound to create heightened demand for education, health care, jobs and civic amenities, putting existing systems under stress. Current urban.