A recent study has found that it is easier for cities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the residential sector than it is through the transportation sector. Reason for that, the study concluded, is mainly the implementation of superior construction practices, and not, surprisingly, higher housing density.
“Our take-home message is that cities can do a lot at the local level with housing stock,” stated study co-author David Hsu, an assistant professor in MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning, while also noting that: “In transportation, cities can’t make up for the loss of a national strategy.”
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