The "Greening" of Local Governments

Abstract

Local governments have taken the lead in "greening" in the United States. Urban, suburban, and rural areas each green themselves through practices specific to their own level of development. While local communities do not enjoy equal amounts of public support or funding for greening, they can choose to contribute more or less to these efforts. In taking "direct" or "indirect" actions internally or externally, the seemingly piecemeal efforts of local governments to promote greening can lead to a significantly greener nation as a whole.