Water-efficient plumbing fixtures and landscaping strategies can save money by reducing water and sewer bills, while reducing the need to dam rivers and expand wastewater treatment facilities. According to surveys and media coverage, many Americans feel that their lives are lacking the quality they desire. People throughout America are mourning the loss of uniqueness, identity, and community in the places they live. Community involves many things, including quality and quantity of human interaction, safety, and a sense of involvement and neighborliness. Every living thing is connected, and all too often we fail to understand that interconnectedness.
Community is voluntary.
It cannot be forced. Developers cannot create community, but, with participation from stakeholders and end users, they can put together the pieces that encourage it to happen. Developers should recognize that any new development will influence the larger community. They can choose whether that influence will be positive or negative, subtle or intrusive. Community exists on many scales, and community sensitivity is reflected through land use, building layout and design, and building operations.