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“…Six main chapters analyse the link between urbanisation, energy use and CO2 emissions; assess the potential contribution of local policies in reducing global energy demand and the trade-offs between economic and environmental objectives at the local scale; discuss complementary and mutually reinforcing policies such as the combination of compact growth policies with those that improve mass transit linkages; and evaluate a number of tools, including the ?…”

“…Die Korrigenda zum Printwerk (Ausgabe 2013) können Sie über den Link Gratisdownload herunterladen. The publication summarises pupils' results from the global school performance study PISA 2012. …”

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