Assignment: WATER USAGE REDUCTION BY 50%

Using the topic above please address in detail the key points below.

Importance to You
Importance of topic to American society
Importance of topic to global community

History and Contemporary Viewpoint- Significant Developments-Using a timeline, research the historical development of the topic from inception through modern-day usages, both in American culture as well as the global culture, focusing on the most significant developments and contributors to the topic. Specifically:

a) Background: What are the common historical uses of the natural resource(s)?

b) Describe historical awareness of the topic in America: How and when were issues with the natural resource(s) first identified? What were the initial response(s)?

c) Compare historical awareness of the topic globally, comparing awareness in America to as many other cultures as necessary, but at least one.

Local Real-World Applications and Specific Steps- Hurdles- Research and explain opportunities and challenges for addressing the topic, including:

a) Identify the opportunities for change: What do you want to happen?

b) Identify the hurdles to overcome: For example, time required to implement, complete, and continue practice throughout the future, as well as zoning or bylaw changes needed to permit solar panel installation, financial limitations (e.g., cost of an in-demand water heater is four times the cost of a standard tank) or incentives (e.g., there are incentives to install wind turbines but not desalination systems), and so on.

Global Significance, Impact, and Applications. Compare and contrast local (i.e., San Antonio) versus global application of your chosen topic as well as the global significance and impacts for this type of change locally and globally. Depending on your topic selection, this may include comparisons to both a developed country and a developing country or between two widely differing areas of America. Specifically:

a) Describe two key differences between your chosen comparison communities (i.e., San Antonio and another), for example, regarding the cost of making a change, skilled personnel needed and availability, differences in local laws and regulations. For example, in California there may be many local regulations/laws that have to be addressed before you could disconnect your home from city water and sewage to use your own water-recycling system, whereas in a city in Pakistan there may be no regulatory oversight.

b) Describe two key similarities among your chosen comparison communities (including your own). For example, in both California and Pakistan, finding skilled labor and the right equipment for an in-home gray water recycling system might be difficult

Conclusion

a) Summarize the use of natural resources and environmental impacts relevant to your selected topic.
b) Describe what skills and resources are required to address this topic.
c) Reflect on how your knowledge of the topic has changed over the course of your research, ensuring that you address instructor feedback.