Suburban Housing Environmental-Harm Reduction Policy Agenda - Revision history

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	*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_landscaping The Wikipedia Page on Native Gardening]		*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_landscaping The Wikipedia Page on Native Gardening]

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	=Solutions=		=Solutions=
			==Land Use==
			*There are certain areas of land that is not developed, but is also not [[Wilderness]] / [[Re-Wilded]] , These Zones are reffered to as [[Urban Prairies]]
			*These aren't similar to the Native Wilderness, but also not Productive Land
			*Thus it is a (near) [[Ecological Dead Zone]] AND an area of no economic/social value (short of maybe as an [[Unofficial Park]] / [[Desire Pathway]]
			*These can be converted to [[Temporarily Re-Wiled Land]] , or some form of [[Community Garden]] , or a Park

	==Lawns==		==Lawns==
	*Promote alternate forms of [[Ground Cover]] such as other [[Ground Cover Plants]] , usage of space the space for gardens, and utilization of [[Native Plants]]		*Promote alternate forms of [[Ground Cover]] such as other [[Ground Cover Plants]] , usage of space the space for gardens, and utilization of [[Native Plants]]

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	=Basics=		=Basics=
	*The '''S'''uburban '''H'''ousing '''E'''nvirometal-Harm '''R'''eduction '''P'''olicy '''A'''genda , Abbreviated as SHERPA (Sherpa) is a guideline of policies that reduce the enviromental problems associated with Suburbanization		*The '''S'''uburban '''H'''ousing '''E'''nvirometal-Harm '''R'''eduction '''P'''olicy '''A'''genda , '''Abbreviated as SHERPA (Sherpa) ''' is a guideline of policies that reduce the enviromental problems associated with Suburbanization
	**Guiding suburbs towards a more sustainable futute...		**Guiding suburbs towards a more sustainable futute...
	*Mainly:		*Mainly:

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=Basics=
*The '''S'''uburban '''H'''ousing '''E'''nvirometal-Harm '''R'''eduction '''P'''olicy '''A'''genda , Abbreviated as SHERPA (Sherpa) is a guideline of policies that reduce the enviromental problems associated with Suburbanization
**Guiding suburbs towards a more sustainable futute...
*Mainly:
**All the issues associated with [[Traditional Lawns]] ( [[Monoculture]] , Intensive use of fertilizer, fungicide, herbicide, petsticide, and water usage)
**The reliance on Cars for the majority of transportation
**Energy Consumption / Waste
**Pollution of Waterways (Mainly Fertilizer Runoff, and resulting [[Algae Blooms]] / [[Dead Zones]] )
**Solid Waste Production

=Solutions=
==Lawns==
*Promote alternate forms of [[Ground Cover]] such as other [[Ground Cover Plants]] , usage of space the space for gardens, and utilization of [[Native Plants]]
*Promote utilizatiion of [[Reclaimed Water]] / [[Rainwater Capture]] etc for lawn watering
*More data on soil moisture etc via OS Sensing and Control Hardware
*Could also potentially Genetically Modify Ground Cover that has a max height below the "must be this short" mark, or with deeper roots etc

==Transportation==
*Promote utilization of [[LSEVs]] for intra-community transport (also see [[Open Source Golf Cart]] )
*Potentially some sort of OS car/ridesharing/carpool app (this isn't in the works though, need to see if any pre-existing options exist)

==Energy Consumption / Waste==
*New houses being constructed using [[OBI]] designs would be more efficient, and may even produce excess energy ( [[Selling Power to the Grid]] )
*Offering OS Photovoltaic Panel / Solar Thermal Heating Panels etc to reduce energy usage
*Open Source [[Smart Home]] hardware + software to reduce waste from electronics, HVAC, and lighting

==Pollution of Waterways==
*Reduction of fertilizer/herbicide etc usage via improved lawns alone should help with the majority of the issue via eliminating the source
*Adding [[Algae Terf Scrubbers]] , [[Artificial Wetlands]] , etc to the [[Retention Pond]] and [[Stormwater Drain]] systems should remove anything remaining, and could potentially generate [[Biomass]] or reduce water needs

==Solid Waste Production==
*Encourage [[On-Site Composting]] , [[In-Sink Waste Grinders]] , and [[Source Seperated Organics]] to reduce organic content in [[MSW]] which accounts for a majority of said waste
*Promote donation of reusable items, rather than immediate disposal via [[MSM]] workflows
**To used stores, to enthusiast groups (for old tech such as CRTs etc)
*Promote (proper) utlization of existing recycling systems, and if no [[Curbside Collection]] systems exist, potentially organizing a decentralized one (see [[Precious Plastic]] and [[Urban Mining]] )
*Promote proper disposal of [[E-Waste]]
*Raise community understanding of the issue, and sorting of plastics etc

=Internal Links=
*[[New Urbanism]] (Main shortfall is lack of "Drop in Solutions" )
*[[Surface Runoff]]
*[[Edible Landscaping]]
*[[Edible Forest Gardening]]

=External Links=
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suburb The Wikipedia Page on Suburbs]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suburbanization The Wikipedia Page on Suburbanization]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_runoff The Wikipedia Page on Surface Runoff]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_landscaping The Wikipedia Page on Native Gardening]

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