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One of the things that makes housing development different in San Francisco compared to other major U.S. cities is that building permits are discretionary rather than as-of-right. In other cities, if a developer already matches the existing zoning and height restrictions of the city plan, they can get issued a permit relatively quickly.
How Burrowing Owls Lead to Vomiting Anarchists (Or SF’s Housing Crisis Explained) – TechCrunch
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For every kilowatt of energy saved at the building, three are saved at the utility, because of its generating and transmission inefficiencies.'
Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change
Peter Calthorpe
The world’s largest such system, in east Kolkata in India, involves the city’s sewage feeding the fish. It saves the city approximately $22m (£17m) a year in running costs for a waste treatment plant. The water can be used for irrigation, saving a further £500,000 in water and fertiliser costs. And it enables much of the city’s food to be grown locally.
The Case for ... Making Low-Tech 'Dumb' Cities Instead of 'Smart' Ones
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