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15928
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In response to rising costs, legal barriers, environmental concerns, and public opposition to landfilling, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina has established an integrated solid waste management; no comparable program exists in the southeastern United States, and few exist in the country.
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15929
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Many types of plastics are now recyclable. In North Carolina, Southeastern Container is giving assistance to smaller communities wishing to move toward recycling activities.
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15931
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Increasingly in the United States, the preservation of endangered species and biological diversity conflicts with the mounting pressures of urban growth and development. This article presents several arguments on the importance of species protection.
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15932
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A recent study and survey found that North Carolinians are equally concerned with the extension of economic growth and development as well as concern for the environment.
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15933
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This article discusses the history and circumstances behind the evolution of transportation services not only in urban areas but also in smaller cities and rural regions.
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15934
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The approval of thoroughfare plans for urban areas has far-reaching implications for policy and improvement. Technological advances, such as GIS, allow planners and local officials to make decisions about and determine the appropriate placement of proposed road systems and visualize the environmental and social impacts of the best routes.
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15935
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The current array of housing and social services has not effectively assisted poor families in attaining self-sufficiency. This article argues the goal of housing and social programs should be to help individuals and families achieve self-sufficiency, and outlines several programs and steps to this end.
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15936
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Port authorities in the United States have traditionally focused their resources on the development of marine terminals and related infrastructures for water-borne commerce. In recent years, forces within the port industry and the communities they serve have directed many port authorities to allocate land and capital resources toward the development of a broad range of land uses unrelated to waterborne commerce. The resulting increase in competition between maritime and non-maritime uses for limited waterfront land resources is a source of ongoing debate with the port industry.
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15938
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Estuaries are waterways where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean. They sustain an abundance of wildlife and marine resources, while they are also popular sites for commercial, recreational, industrial and agricultural activities and development which produces pollution and physical alterations that threaten this environment. This article examines the history and progress of the National Estuary Program, established in 1987.
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15939
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The natural features of Western North Carolina and the social and economic characteristics of the people attracted to the region have established patterns of development, economic conditions and social and cultural values that potentially enrich and restrict future development. The evolving patterns of conflict between and assimilation of the generations of natives and newcomers has been a struggle for every generation in this region. To effectively manage this dynamic region, its citizens and leaders will have to understand and work with the physical, cultural, and economic realities that have evolved in these mountains.
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15940
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According to the 1990 census, North Carolina is for the first time, more urban that rural. This change in demographics has economic and natural resource implications for regional and state-wide growth management. Concerns regarding the ability of communities to deal with such changes has resulted in management initiatives that are controversial.
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15941
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Given the importance of travel and tourism to the economy of Western North Carolina, it is essential to support outdoor recreation by maintaining the natural splendor of the region, preventing overuse and overcrowding of facilities, and improving travel to and within the region.
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15943
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Can universities and communities coexist? Scholars investigating university-community relations have called for the development of partnerships. By working together, it is argued that mutually beneficial results can be obtained.
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15945
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There are concerns about environmental degradation and about the relationship between industrial development and the health of the environment. Government intervention and promotion of technological innovation in the matter is nothing new. This article presents the study of technology-forcing policies in the development of emissions technology for mobile sources under the 1970 Clean Air Act.
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15946
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Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of present generations without prejudicing the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Sustainable development requires consideration of all peoples, present and future, a daunting but ultimate goal for planners.
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