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Urban - key fact 4

SOER 2010 Key fact (Deprecated) Published 28 Nov 2010

Topics: Resource efficiency and waste

A city affects a large area outside its own boundaries. For example, London alone is thought to need an area of almost 300 times its geographical size to satisfy its demands and for disposal of its waste and emissions.

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