Implementing Green Initiatives in Government

• Overview
• Credits

Gain access to a wealth of guidelines for various environmental purchasing programs.You should walk away with a better understanding of various local, state, and federal green initiatives. These range among: providing for urban agriculture under zoning and health codes; addressing antiquated and potentially unhealthy water and sewer lines and plants and septic; alternative energy; efficient land use; financing to accommodate local and private, as well as public/private partnership projects; LEED issues; and responding to sea level rise. No single presentation can capture all of these issues, but this material provides significant points and resources to help develop integrated knowledge of various green issues.

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Agenda

Urban Agriculture

• Zoning Around Euclidean Barriers

• Whether and Where to Encourage Foodplots

• Implementing Emerson Act

• NIMBYs and Foodshelves

• Aquaculture and Aeroculture

Upgrading Water Supply

• ACMs

• Lead

• Cost of Doing Nothing vs. Costs of Updating and Upgrading

Safe Sewerage

• Similar Issue to Water Supply

• How to Handle Septic

• How to Handle Aging POTWs

Alternative Energy Options

• Wind Power

• Solar

• Green Fleets

Zoning and Land Use

• Infill

• Mass Transit

• Pedestrian (Bike Friendly)

Financing

• Microloans

• Traditional Funding

LEED Issues

Responses to Sea Level Rise