Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Social sustainability figures

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

on 9/18/2002 4:00 AM, Andrew Watkins at aw_ch [at] ansae.co.uk wrote:

> Can we get any numbers like this which prove that co-housing is a better
> place to live? 
> e.g. 
> Social 
> Prevent X visits by social services
> Prevent Y visits to local GP services.
> Prevent Z local police actions.
> Every year.
> 
> Environmental
> Increase bio-diversity of soil on site by Z%.
> Increase the number and species of birds on site by Y% or X.
> Increase the number and species of mammals on site by W or V%.
> Increase the number and species of trees and plants on site by U or T%.

WOW! Talk about hard numbers!!!!! Serious aren't they?

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org


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