University of Michigan team to study greener land use
The University of Michigan is studying new ways for exurbs to shrink their carbon footprints by doing the little things.
If the devil is in the details then the University of Michigan is trying to find new ways to exorcise the environmentally unfriendly demons in exurban business practices.
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University of Michigan scientists are undertaking a study to explore how choices like how you landscape your property could make a difference in the environment.
Through a detailed analysis of the science, policy and design of land use, researchers are looking at how so-called exurban areas – the farthest suburbs – can absorb more carbon from the atmosphere.
The research could lead to changes in how developers, residents and planners think about and create landscapes. And it could influence policy designed to encourage greenhouse-gas friendly development, researchers say.
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