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LGbD Green Column #6 - Who Could Possibly Be Against Sustainability?
W. Cecil Steward, FAIA, President; Joslyn Castle Institute For Sustainable Communities
On May 20, the Lincoln/Lancaster County Planning Commission unanimously approved the following statement, to be added to the Lincoln/Lancaster County Comprehensive Plan:
“The Comprehensive Plan has long recognized the importance of building sustainable communities – communities that conserve and efficiently utilize our economic, social, and environmental resources so that the welfare of future generations is not sacrificed.
This concept has grown in importance with increased understanding of the limits to energy supplies and community resources, the likelihood that energy costs will continue to increase in the future, and the climatic impacts of energy consumption.
In a new century where these factors are likely to affect economic survival, we need to think...read more
On May 20, the Lincoln/Lancaster County Planning Commission unanimously approved the following statement, to be added to the Lincoln/Lancaster County Comprehensive Plan:
“The Comprehensive Plan has long recognized the importance of building sustainable communities – communities that conserve and efficiently utilize our economic, social, and environmental resources so that the welfare of future generations is not sacrificed.
This concept has grown in importance with increased understanding of the limits to energy supplies and community resources, the likelihood that energy costs will continue to increase in the future, and the climatic impacts of energy consumption.
In a new century where these factors are likely to affect economic survival, we need to think...read more
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