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CASE STUDIES

9. Future Trends and Recommendations [26]

Electrification of Green Building Standards
Transportation Transition to Renewable Energy
Implementation of stricter
As electric vehicles become Many cities are aiming to shift their building codes and incentives
more prevalent, especially in energy sources towards renewable for green building practices
urban areas, there could be a sources like solar, wind, and could lead to reductions in
decrease in emissions from hydroelectric power. This transition emissions from the operation of
transportation. However, this could lead to a reduction in greenhouse buildings, including heating,
trend depends on the source of gas emissions from electricity cooling, and lighting.
electricity used to power these generation.
vehicles.

Carbon Pricing and Waste Management Urban Planning and Design
Regulations Practices Sustainable urban planning and
Cities may adopt more design strategies, such as
Governments may introduce
carbon pricing mechanisms or efficient waste management compact development, mixed
regulations to incentivise practices, such as increased land use, and green spaces, can
emission reductions from recycling, composting, and contribute to lower emissions by
industries, businesses, and waste-to-energy technologies, reducing the need for car travel
individuals, driving investment to reduce methane emissions and energy consumption in
in cleaner technologies and from landfills. buildings.
practices.

speaking out in favour scale. People and places to and reduce the impact
of sustainable policies can make a difference in of climate change.
and infrastructure. the future by cooperating
Participation from to build a greener world. Conclusion
members of the Community involvement Studies of cities and their
community enhances in initiatives to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases
the ability of individuals emissions may also help have provided important
to lobby for legislation make areas more resilient information on the dynamics
that bolsters initiatives to the effects of climate of sustainable urban
to reduce emissions. change. Community development and the fight
resilience development, against climate change. Recent
iv. Promoting Social which includes green research has shown that
Equity: Engaging the infrastructure, disaster urban areas are major sources
community is essential preparation, and fair
to successfully reducing resource access, may of greenhouse gas emissions
emissions on a large help communities adapt due to human activities

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