The Sky Village A Sustainable Community in China

What is sustainability? The definition is â€Å"meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to their needs†, and â€Å"the â€Å"needs† referred to are broad, and are addressed by the three â€Å"E’s† of sustainability --environment, economy, and equity.† (Lallier 11). In this paper, I will use my hometown as background to crate a sustainable community. I will separate my whole village recycling system into 4 parts, these are the food, the energy, the tree and the water. This is a small village in GuangDong province, China. This village has small population which has 278 people live in 56 houses, and the houses distribute with a half moon pattern. The village is surrounded by mountains on three side, a medium size lake in front of the village, and a small road is the only way for the village to connect with the outside world. We have plenty, continuous of solar resources and wind resources because of the m ountains . 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