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Smart Growth

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Alignment with UN Sustainable Development Goals

UN Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

 

UN Sustainable Development Goal 15: Life on Land

 

UN Sustainable Development Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Learn more about these Global Goals 


Stories related to UMD's Smart Growth Goals

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College Park’s ‘Main Street’ Finishes Safety Upgrade

Nov 11, 2024 -- Campus and Community Leaders Celebrate New Bike Lanes, Sidewalk Improvements on 1.5-mile Stretch

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aerial view of Hornbake Plaza

Color-‘Fall’ View

Nov 5, 2024 -- It Looks Like Autumn but Feels More Like Summer on Campus

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Charging Up That Hill

Aug 14, 2024 -- UMD Researchers Are Powering Up EV Batteries to Save the Planet

 

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Listening Garden Dedicated at Memorial Chapel

Apr 19, 2024 -- Space Encourages Visitors to Engage With Nature and Each Other

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New Chemistry Building Dedicated

Apr 11, 2024 -- Facility to Serve as Hub for Quantum Chemistry, Molecular Nanoscience and Sustainability Research

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Pollinator Conservation Initiative Seeks Bee Campus USA Designation

Mar 07, 2023 -- Arboretum and Botanical Garden Announces Bee Campus USA Designation in Partnership with PollinaTerps

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Old ShuttleUM Bus on Campus

‘Quite a Ride’

Feb 24, 2023 -- Looking Back at Shuttle-UM’s Beginnings as Service Celebrates 50th Anniversary

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Street Planting (Photo by Meghan Avolio)

Urban Trees Rooted in Redlining and Environmental Injustice

Oct 5, 2022 -- Neighborhood Trees in Baltimore Tell Tale of Historical Racial Discrimination

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Karin Burghardt (Image John T. Consoli / Faye Levine

Choosing Trees to Cool Cities Wisely

Sep 27, 2022 -- Researchers Explore Urban Plants as Part of Climate Strategy

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