Building Sustainable Communities
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Building Sustainable Communities
Sustainable Components
Residential
Commercial
Educational
Recreational Consider The Make
Up of Your Community.Homes, Businesses, Schools and
Recreation Areas all use resources, and
all impact the environment.
Sustainable Practices
Residential
Commercial
Educational
Recreational
Their use of resources also impacts the
people in the community.
Sustainable Resources
Energy Efficiency – Electricity
Water Conservation – Potable and Non-Potable Water
Materials Management – Recycling, Green Waste, eWaste
Residential – Home, Apartment Communities
Commercial – Businesses and Business Parks
Educational - Schools, Trades, Higher Education
Recreational – Parks, Stadiums, Natural Open Space
Sustainable Components
Sustainable Residential
Sustainable Businesses
Sustainable Schools
Sustainable Parks
Developing sustainable communities means preserving the natural environment we all enjoy and rely on every day of our lives.
Sustainable Practices
Civic leaders recognize the many benefits to implementing sustainable practices, and they include financial, social, and environmental benefits that are also known as the “Triple Bottom Line .”
Sustainable Legislation
AB 32 - Assembly Bill 32, The Global Warming Solutions Act - was approved by the Governor of California on September 27, 2006, and directs the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to adopt a statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions levels in 1990 to be achieved by year 2020.
Sustainable Legislation
SB 375 - Senate Bill 375, the Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act, is legislation that directs the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to set greenhouse gas reduction targets for regions of the state and work with California's 18 metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) to align their transportation, housing, and regional land-use plans with greenhouse gas reductions in mind.
Sustainable Practices
Sustainability means more than just recycling. It requires an awareness of how our day to day practices affect energy efficiency and resource consumption. Cities today are working to bring this awareness to their citizens, their business partners, and the communities they serve.
Energy Efficiency – Southern California Edison
Water Conservation – Water Districts
Materials Management – CR&R
Sustainable Partnerships
Sustainable Mindset
In the coming years, cities will to meet many important milestones, and will bring great service and high value their constituents.
Many will accomplish these goals with a new commitment to sustainability, for the benefit of their citizens, their business community, and the environment we all share.
Sustainable Practices Benefit
Your Cities