Suburban Housing Environmental-Harm Reduction Policy Agenda
From Open Source Ecology
Basics
- The Suburban Housing Envirometal-Harm Reduction Policy Agenda , 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
Land Use
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
Solid Waste Production
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