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| Photo taken by me |
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| Photo taken by me |
The neighborhood that I currently live in has many duplexes and most of the driveways are filled with rocks. I believe these are sustainable features because not only does the area provide ample amount of space for a single family but they have condensed it to where several families such as in duplexes share that space. It is very rare to see an actual house within the neighborhood, let alone a house that is very big and takes up more resources. Also, placing rocks in the driveway is less expensive than having it paved. Not only are the materials for paving costly but so is having to pay the workers for the labor and it is harmful to the environment for the several trips that have to be taken in order to complete the work; with rocks, one trip is sufficient. I have also noticed at least one of neighbor’s to have a clothing line that they use every time they wash clothes which is sustainable as well since they are not using as much energy as if they were to use a dryer. There is not much wildlife that can be seen with the naked eye within my neighborhood but there are several birds as well as insects. Another aspect within my neighborhood that I have noticed is the fact that there is an abundant amount of grass area behind many of the duplexes that may be used for children to play in and have generally safe surroundings as opposed to playing out on the street. I see several children outside each day and I even take my daughter out to our backyard as well. Having this green area available for children to play in also saves a trip to the park and is less harmful to the environment since parents do not have to drive their children there.
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