CHARACTERISTICS OF A CITY TO IMPLEMENT IT
Generally all cities have an impact on in their consumption patterns in its regions and ecosystems. A sustainable city will need to have accountability and responsibility, for increasing consumption patterns. Cities need to work in responsibility by adapting a policy to reduce, recycle, and re-use consumed goods. Other kind of cities will need to control unsustainable consumption patterns. By examining the characteristics of a sustainable community, a better understanding can be reached about defining a sustainable community. Cities can be characterized by a number of different properties. These properties may change across countries and geographical regions.
The five basic elements to community include:
Affordable housing supporting pride & self-reliance;
Diversified economic development;
Life-long learning;
A self-governing, self organizing community; and
Stewardship of the environment.
Diversified economic development;
Life-long learning;
A self-governing, self organizing community; and
Stewardship of the environment.
Characteristics of Sustainability include:The formulation of goals that are rooted in a respect for both the natural environment and human nature and that call for the use of technology in an appropriate way to serve both of these resources;
The placement of high values on quality of life;
Respect of the natural environment;
Infusement of technology with purpose;
Optimization of key resources;
Maintenance scale and capacity;
Adoption of a systems approach;
Support of life cycles;
Responsiveness and proactiveness;
Value for diversity; and
Preservation of heritage
