Which of the conservation or sustainable use measures would you be able to apply in your town?
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Environmental sustainability discussions are becoming much more prevalent in local communities. Citizen committees and paid coordinators are now commonplace in cities and towns. Many of you are keenly interested in climate change, an issue that pretty recently would have been considered something that national governments must solve.
It's feasible at the community level to carry out a recycling program, build a network of community gardens, and revisit how your land use pattern and street grid (or lack of one) affects miles driven. Our pages on stormwater or landfills, for example, show a decided neighborhood slant.
For some people in the world, sustainability means meeting basic human needs, such as clean water or sanitation.
However, those of us living in consumer-oriented societies find ourselves thinking about environmental sustainability because we realize that improving our city planning and real estate development practices can reduce energy consumption, pollution, and material use.
In this section of the website, we explore the topics shown below. This introduction continues after the grid.
It's feasible at the community level to carry out a recycling program, build a network of community gardens, and revisit how your land use pattern and street grid (or lack of one) affects miles driven. Our pages on stormwater or landfills, for example, show a decided neighborhood slant.
For some people in the world, sustainability means meeting basic human needs, such as clean water or sanitation.
However, those of us living in consumer-oriented societies find ourselves thinking about environmental sustainability because we realize that improving our city planning and real estate development practices can reduce energy consumption, pollution, and material use.
In this section of the website, we explore the topics shown below. This introduction continues after the grid.
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