The Office of Energy and the Environment of the City of Tucson chose 900 acres in the Tucson metropolitan area for the purpose of developing the Solar Village, a showcase for the adaptation of urban development to the desert environment through appropriate technology. Requirements for the Solar Village include: minimal impact on the desert environment, maximal utilization of local building materials in architecture adapted to the desert climate, maximal recycling of waste products, conservation of water and harvest of rain, maximal use of solar energy, economic, social, ethnic and religious integration without ghettoes, and more: requirements for health, education, transportation, security and other quality of life aspects – and costs of all kinds.
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