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The Top 10 Smartest Cities In North America

The Top 10 Smartest Cities In North America | Urban Life | Scoop.it
Some cities are adding high-tech infrastructure. Some are implementing revolutionary sustainability plans. Others are fostering innovative business and science developments. But which city combines these qualities and others to be the smartest city?
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Why Smart Growth is Important to Land Conservation

Why Smart Growth is Important to Land Conservation | Urban Life | Scoop.it

For decades, the amount of developed land in our country has grown much faster than population, in some regions of the country several times faster. In the 25-year period from 1982 to 2007, we lost some 23 million acres of agricultural land - an area the size of Indiana - irretrievably to pavement, malls, and subdivisions, according to the American Farmland Trust.


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