Eco Living

I must say this is a good question.This is the best way to make environment clean & beautiful.Plants & tress can be planted along with eco friendly town planning .There is THIS NEW CONCEPT OF GREEN TOWN & VILLAGE that is very popular these days.A village green is a common open area which is a part of a settlement. Traditionally, such an area was often common grass land at the centre of a small agricultural settlement, used for grazing and sometimes for community events. Some may also have a pond, originally for watering stock.

The green is traditionally at a central location and provides an open-air meeting place for the people of a village, for example at times of celebration, or for public ceremonies. May Day festivities are traditionally located at the green, with the Maypole erected at its centre.

The common use of the term village green reflects a perception of a rural, agricultural idyllic past. However the actuality of such locations always has been very wide, and can encompass woodland, moorland, sports grounds, and even — in part — buildings and roads. They may also be positioned far from the centre of the community, especially if the community has moved, or been absorbed into a larger settlement.

A notable example of a village green is that in the village of Finchingfield in Essex, which is said to be "the most photographed village in England." The green dominates the village, and slopes down to a duck pond, and is occasionally flooded after heavy rain. The village of Great Bentley, also in Essex, has the largest village green in the UK at 43 acres.

Some greens that used to be a common or otherwise at the centre of a village have since been swallowed up by a city growing around them. Sometimes they become a city park or a square, and manage to maintain a sense of place. London has several of these: Newington Green, originally a Dissenting village, is one good example, with its church anchoring its north end.

There are two places in the United States called Village Green: Village Green-Green Ridge, Pennsylvania, and Village Green, New York. Some New England towns, along with some areas settled by New Englanders such as the townships in the Connecticut Western Reserve, refer to their town square as a village green.

In Indonesia, especially in Java, a similar place is called Alun-Alun. It is a central part of Javanese village architecture and culture.

The northern part of the province of Drenthe (Netherlands) is also known for its village greens. Zuidlaren is the village with the largest number of village greens in the Netherlands.

It's very difficult to make anyone, especially a group of people, do anything. The best thing you can do is lead by example. Try organizing "green events" and do your best to get others interested. If you're really motivated you can even go speak at the next town meeting (if your town still does that sort of thing). Good luck.

You can force them to. You can pass carbon cap and trade legislation that will bankrupt them if they cannot afford to buy new Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Then you can create ridiculously high taxes on carbon emissions and make the price of electricity go through the roof in your area. That way, people will stop using it!!!!

You could also create an ethanol program to help subsidize corn farmers' incomes. That way, everyone would have to compete with the energy market when they went grocery shopping!!! It would be great!!!

Sound a little idiotic? Oh wait, those are exactly the things our FEDERAL government is currently up to. Sounds rather pointless.

unfortunately, although you have a wonderful goal, it is very difficult to gain everyones participation to help reach it. you have a great mindset and im glad your taking an interest in the environment. the best you can do is to try to motivate people to be considerate of natural resources and their harmful effect on the environment by educating them. EDUCTAION trully is the key to SUCCESS! not only personally but in society too.

GO TO CITY HALL AND SPEAK TO THE OFFICIALS!
CREATE AWARENESS and MAKE SURE YOU LIVE AS GREEN AS YOU CAN AND CONVINCE EVERYONE YOU KNOW TO MAKE CHANGES
It is a FACT that people who don't do anything DO NOT CARE and are lazy!

I would say start a local green organization, call it Greenville or whatever, and get people in your town to join.

join OneSky.org and become a climate captain. they will show you the steps.

it will not work
good luck though, because people are lazy.

gather some children & plant some when ever you get time
trust me, people will soon join you..

sad isnt it?