The path to greening our future

• Main Author: JOSHI, Havovi
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2024
• Subjects: sustainability; singapore; environment; Environmental Sciences; Sustainability
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/ami/276; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/ami/article/1258/viewcontent/2_AMI_Nov24_Editor.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

More than half of humanity currently lives in urban areas, and the United Nations predicts that figure will reach 70 percent by 2050. Cities worldwide already generate a significant amount of solid waste annually, adding to vexing issues that the global community is trying to address–demand for transportation, air pollution, access to public open spaces, urban sprawl, and general sustainability challenges. Throw in global warming and the copious greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions borne of construction activities, and the challenge of creating the necessary urban infrastructure to cope comes into sharp focus.