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Just some sample ideas to get you started.
* These are examples, not the whole [[A:Scope|scope]] of acceptable articles (which would amount to many thousands of topics). Appropedia's scope is very broad and there are important areas which haven't been added here (yet).
* Where a comment or link after a title below, it is simply a suggestion - the editor should make an assessment of whether it is a valuable resource.
* If an article is created from one of these, the title can be removed from this page once it has become at reasonable [[A:Stubs|stub]] page.
 
A decent page will include at least a description, mention of context, mention of alternative perspectives, several "See also" links and at least one good quality link under "External links."


(If you create an article about one of these, you can remove it from this page ''after'' you have made a article of at least two or more paragraphs.)


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== Special pages ==
* '''[[Special:WantedPages]]''' is an auto-generated page which shows the [[redlinks]] on [[Appropedia]] in order of how often they occur. Some of these can be made into [[Help:Redirects|redirects]]. Others need new articles on the topic.
If you want to improve an existing basic article, see:
* '''[[Special:ShortPages]]''' lists pages that have been started but have very little information.
* [[:Category:Stubs]] - all pages with the {{tl|stub}} tag.
== Agriculture, food ==
* [[Lawn]]
* [[Seeds]]
* [[Lemon]]
* [[Grape]]
* [[Squash]]
* [[Food and agriculture]]
* [[Food and Agriculture Organization]] (& redirect from [[FAO]])
[[Fish]]:
* [[Sustainable fisheries]]
* [[Guide to buying seafood]] - http://www.caelusgreenroom.com/2011/09/19/8-tips-for-sustainable-seafood/
[[Permaculture]] design and other good practices
* Specific techniques on each of the [[principles of permaculture]].
* Check curriculum of a PDC (Permaculture Design Course]] - choose one aspect/component/principle for an article.
* [[Weeds]]
Soils:
* [[Sand]]
* [[Loam]]
* [[Bioremediation]]
* [[Soil salination]]
* [[Soil conservation]]
* [[Soil life]]
* [[Soil microorganisms]]
[[Agricultural science]]:
* [[Chemical fertilizers]] (split [[fertilizers]]?)
* [[Agricultural chemicals]]
* [[Pesticides]]
* [[Herbicides]]
* [[Agroecology]] - note references here: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2017612869_guest28ashton.html
[[Crops]], especially [[food crops]] - articles about important crops.
* [[Beans]]
* [[Grass]]
Non-food crops:
* [[Timber]]
== Appropriate technology ==
== Appropriate technology ==


* [[Briquette production]], [[Briquette production]]
* [[Briquette production]], [[Briquette production]]


== Built environment and construction topics ==
== Built environment and construction ==


[[Urban planning]] topics:
[[Urban planning]]:
* [[New Urbanism]] and [[transit-oriented design]] have many subtopics which deserve articles
* [[New Urbanism]] and [[transit-oriented design]] (or [[transit-oriented development]]). These also have many subtopics which deserve articles
* [[New Pedestrianism]]
* [[New Pedestrianism]]
* [[Smart growth]]
* [[Smart growth]]
* [[Urban sprawl]]
* [[Urban sprawl]] (currently redirects to [[urbanization]] which does not address the topic)
* [[Slums]]
* [[Automobile dependence]]
 
* [[Sustainability and Cities: Overcoming Automobile Dependence]] - short stub now, could do with a summary of the book's arguments.
* [[Livable streets]]:
** [[Chicanes]]
** [[Narrow streets]]


[[Architecture]] and [[green building]]:
[[Architecture]] and [[green building]]:
* http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/01/23/architecture-without-architects-bernard-rudofsky/
* http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/01/23/architecture-without-architects-bernard-rudofsky/
* [[Earth-covered houses]]
* [[Earth-covered houses]]
* [[Sustainable housing]]  aka [[green housing]] - subtopic of [[green building]].
* [[Energy efficiency retrofits]]. Note for example the work done by the Clinton Foundation, facilitating the upgrading of office buildings for energy efficiency.
* [[Solar space heating]]
* [[Solar space heating]]
* (something about pavements, stormwater and permeable surfaces. Note [[Permeable pavements]] and [[Groundwater recharge]].  
* (something about pavements, stormwater and permeable surfaces. Note [[Permeable pavements]] and [[Groundwater recharge]].  
* [[Apartments]]
* [[Apartments]]
* [[Dense-low]] housing development, as in Denmark and elsewhere in
* Any of the [[building elements]] - [[windows]], [[doors]], [[thermal insulation]]...
* Any of the [[building elements]] - [[windows]], [[doors]], [[thermal insulation]]...
* [[Embedded energy of buildings]]
* [[Embedded energy of buildings]]
* Materials: [[glass]], [[cement]], [[concrete]]...
* Materials: [[glass]], [[cement]], [[concrete]]...
* See more ideas at [http://www.permies.com/t/13406/green-building/your-wishlist-green-building-info#120589 this thread].
* See more ideas at [http://www.permies.com/t/13406/green-building/your-wishlist-green-building-info#120589 this thread].
== Business and industry  ==
[[Sustainable business models]]:
* [[Bottom of the Pyramid]]
* [[Natural Capitalism]]
[[Industrial ecology]]:
* [[Paint]]
* [[Industrial waste]]
* [[Industry]]
* [[Industrial design]]
[[Natural resources]]:
* [[Minerals]]
Sustainable business practices, including:
* Sustainable business purchasing. ([http://greenpurchasingasia.com/ Green Purchasing Asia] may be a useful source - open access, and friendly to Appropedia, but copyright so can't copy large slabs verbatim.)
* [[Rare earth metals]] - impacts, alternatives; how to make ethical purchasing decisions
* [[Slave labor]] - allegedly used to produce goods in China, chocolate in parts of Africa, prawns in Southeast Asia... what's the evidence, and how should we respond?


== Carbon cycles and climate change ==
== Carbon cycles and climate change ==
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* [[Low-carbon economy]]
* [[Low-carbon economy]]
* [[Energy innovation policies]]
* [[Energy innovation policies]]
* [[Carbon footprint]]
* [[Kyoto Protocol]]
* [[Kyoto Protocol]]
Look at climate change policies and possible response in specific regions, e.g.
* [[Climate change and Kiribati]]
* [[Climate change and Bangladesh]]


Low carbon technologies:
Low carbon technologies:
* [[Low energy buildings]] - see the [[#Built environment and construction topics]] section.
* [[Low energy buildings]] - see the [[#Built environment and construction]] section.
* [[Renewable energy]] and [[energy storage]] topics - see the [[#Energy topics]] section.


== Ecology & related topics ==
== Ecology & related ==


[[Ecological footprint]] (note also [[Carbon footprint]]):
[[Ecological footprint]] (note also [[Carbon footprint]]):
* [[Population growth]]. (Note David Attenborough's new documentary looking at human population.)
* [[Population]]. (Note David Attenborough's new documentary looking at human population.)
* [[Population density]]
* [[Peak stuff]] - http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21886-peak-planet-are-we-starting-to-consume-less.html


* [[Organic waste]]
[[Environmental science]]
* [[Ecosystem]]
* [[Environmental impact assessment]]
* [[Conservation biology]]
* [[Environmental services]] - recognizing the value of services provided to humans by the environment. Important aspect of [[environmental accounting]].
* [[Natural environment]]
* [[Natural environment]]
* [[Environmental impact]]
* [[Environmental impact]]
* [[Biosphere]]
* [[Bacteria]]
* [[Bacteria]]
* [[Anaerobic bacteria]]
* [[Anaerobic bacteria]]
* [[Aerobic bacteria]]
* [[Aerobic bacteria]]
* [[Ecosystems]]
* [[Reforestation]]
* [[Genetic engineering]]
* [[Logging]]
* [[Logging]]
* [[Invasive species]]
* [[Invasive species]]
[[Forestry]]:
* [[Sustainable forest management]]
* [[Ecoforestry]]
* [[Forest management]]
* [[Illegal logging]]
* [[Natural forests]] (and then turn [[Forest]] and [[Forests]], now redirects to [[Forestry]], into a [[Appropedia:Disambiguation|disambiguation]] page.)
* [[Natural forests]] (and then turn [[Forest]] and [[Forests]], now redirects to [[Forestry]], into a [[Appropedia:Disambiguation|disambiguation]] page.)
* [[Reforestation]]
* [[Energy forestry]]
* [[Environmental design]]
* [[Environmental design]]
* [[Environmental health]]
* [[Environmental health]]
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* [[Environmental engineering]]
* [[Environmental engineering]]


See also industrial ecology topics under [[#Industry topics]].
See also industrial ecology topics under [[#Industry]].
 
== Economics ==


== Energy topics ==
* [[Economics]]/[[Economy]]
* [[Green economics]]
* [[Discount rate for environmental goods]]
* [[Environmental economics]]
* [[Environmental accounting]] and [[environmental management accounting]] - intro at http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/bus/accounting/whatisema.asp
* [[Subsidies]]
** [[Energy subsidies]]
** [[Fossil fuel subsidies]]
* [[Trade]]
* [[Natural resources]]
* [[Ecological economics]]
* [[Environmental finance]]
* [[Post-growth economics]] or [[post-growth society]]. Note the criticisms of the idea, and the ways in which "post-growth" is used. (The exact meaning in economics terms is probably not grasped by the majority of the people who talk about it.)


== Energy  ==
* [[Electricity generation]]
* [[Stirling engines]]
* [[Stirling engines]]
* [[Wave energy]]
* [[Solar thermal energy]] - solar towers (and/or parabolic arrays) with molten salt.
* solar towers (and/or parabolic arrays) with molten salt.
* [[Solar radiation]]
* [[Solar radiation]]
* [[Grid energy storage]]
* [[Grid energy storage]]
* [[Energy storage]]
** Dealing with intermittent energy production - energy storage; quick-cycling power plants such as LNG plants; ...are there other options?[http://www.intelligentutility.com/article/12/03/mit-challenge-integrating-renewables]
* [[EROEI]]
* [[EROEI]]
* [[Hydrogen economy]]
* [[Hydrogen economy]]
* [[Thermal energy]]
* [[Thermal energy]]
* [[Energy forestry]]
* [[Energy forestry]]
* [[Potential energy]]
* [[Energy density]]
* [[Energy density]]
* [[Energy development]]
* [[Energy development]]
* [[Wave power]]
* [[Wind farms]]
* [[Microgeneration]]/[[Distributed generation]]
* [[Co-generation]]
* [[Sunlight]]
* [[Diesel]]
Biofuel:
* [[Ethanol fuel]]
* [[Aviation biofuel]]
* [[Camelina oil]] (note wikipedia articles [[wikipedia:Camelina]] (esp "Biodiesel and jet fuel" section) and [[wikipedia:Aviation biofuel]]
== Mathematics and statistics ==


Biofuel topics:
* [[Common errors in statistics]] - see [http://i.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/article/5/7/5/171575.jpg?v=1 5 Ways Statistics Are Used to Lie to You Every Day | Cracked.com] - relevant to many areas of debate re environment & development.


== Green living ==
== Green living ==


* Find good science-based advice such as http://withouthotair.com/
* Find good science-based advice such as http://withouthotair.com/
* [[Meat]]
* [[Computer]]
* [[Computer]]
* [[Efficient energy use]]
* [[Efficient energy use]]
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* Take tips such as [http://greenwiki.org/index.php?title=Green_Tips these] and give them some order - multiple pages, apply some critical thinking, start to identify the key actions based on the 80-20 rule (that 20% of the effort is likely to give 80% of the benefit).
* Take tips such as [http://greenwiki.org/index.php?title=Green_Tips these] and give them some order - multiple pages, apply some critical thinking, start to identify the key actions based on the 80-20 rule (that 20% of the effort is likely to give 80% of the benefit).


== Industry topics ==
== International development  ==


[[Industrial ecology]] subtopics...
* [[human development]]
* [[Natural capitalism]]
* [[Human Development Report]]
* [[Paper]]
* [[Paint]]
* [[Plastic]]
* [[Bioplastic]]


== International development topics ==
[[Foreign aid]]:


[[Communications]]:
[[Communications]]:
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* Base articles on chapters/sections in the [http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000009265_3961214175537 World Bank's Participation Sourcebook] and/or similar documents.
* Base articles on chapters/sections in the [http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000009265_3961214175537 World Bank's Participation Sourcebook] and/or similar documents.


* [[Rural communities]]
* [[Gender in development]]
* [[Gender in development]]
* [[Amartya Sen]]
* [[Amartya Sen]]
* [[Development as Freedom]]
* [[Development as Freedom]]


== Public health ==


== Permaculture and food production ==
* [[Health care by region]]
 
* [[World Health Organization]]
Specific techniques.
* [[Health science]]
 
* [[Abortion]]
[[Permaculture design]] and other good practices
* Check curriculum of a PDC (Permaculture Design Course]] - choose one aspect/component/principle for an article.
* [[Animals]]
* [[Weeds]]
* [[Polyculture]]
 
 
Soils:
* [[Clay]]
* [[Charcoal]]
* [[Manure]]
* [[Sand]]
* [[Bioremediation]]
* [[Soil salination]]
* [[Soil conservation]]
* [[Soil science]]
* [[Soil life]]
* [[Soil microorganisms]]
 
[[Agricultural science]] topics
* [[Agricultural chemicals]]
* [[Pesticides]]
* [[Herbicides]]
 
[[Crops]], especially [[food crops]] - articles about important crops.
* [[Beans]] or [[Legumes]]
* [[Grass]], [[silage]]
* [[Fruit trees]] - general and specific articles
 
Non-food crops:
* [[Timber]]


== Society ==
== Society ==


* [[Psychology of environmental action]]
* [[Psychology of environmental action]]
* [[Environmentalism]]
* [[Environmentalism]] (currently redirect to [[Sustainable development]]
* [[Environmental economics]]
* [[Environmental justice]]
* [[Environmental justice]]
* [[Consumerism]]
* [[Consumerism]]
* [[Packaging]]
* [[Sustainable art]]
* [[Environmental sociology]]
[[Policies]]:
* Examine the effectiveness of competing policies for environmental or poverty-reduction outcomes. (Look at think tank publications - summaries of good reports can be valuable wiki articles, e.g. Grattan Institute's reports on energy and carbon policies.)


== Toilets and wastewater ==
== Wastewater and sanitation ==


* [[Anaerobic bacteria]]
* [[Anaerobic bacteria]]
* [[Sewage treatment]]
* [[Sewage treatment]]
* [[Sustainable urban drainage systems]]


Ecosanitation topics:
== Water ==
* Ecosanitation designs
 
Water quality and analysis:
* [[Biofilms]]
* [[Water cycle]]
* [[Drinking water]]
 
Water treatment:
* [[Sand filter]]
* [[Water filters]] (currently only content is about one specific filtration project)
* [[Slow sand filtration]] - but sure to consider why they aren't more widely used (i.e. what contexts are they good for?)
 
Ecosanitation:
* [[Ecosanitation designs]]
* [[Ecosanitation and health regulations]]
* [[Ecosanitation and health regulations]]


== Transition topics ==
== Transition ==


Transition towns topics
Transition towns & related topics
* Organizing a [[transition town]]
* Organizing a [[transition town]]
* (Find out about the community in Ballard, Washington state, where a [[CSA]] farm grows and distributes without the use of petroleum, as far as possible.)
* (Find out about the community in Ballard, Washington state, where a [[CSA]] farm grows and distributes without the use of petroleum, as far as possible.)
* [[Local economy]]
* [[Local economy]]
* [[Resilience]]
** [[Resilient cities]]


== Transport ==
== Transport ==


* [[Transportation demand management]]
* [[Transportation demand management]]
* [[Light rail]]
* [[Heavy rail]]
== Unclear and "big picture" articles ==


== Water ==
These are suitable for keen students who have become familiar with Appropedia over some months.


* [[Biofilms]]
In most cases the aim will be to start an overview of a broad topic, and linking it to suitable Appropedia pages, giving short summaries as appropriate.
* [[Water pollution]]
* [[Sand filter]]
* [[Water filters]]
* [[Slow sand filtration]] - but sure to consider why they aren't more widely used (i.e. what contexts are they good for?)


Water treatment:
* [[Infrastructure]]
* [[Nutrient removal]]
* [[Project management]]
* [[Safety]]
* [[Life]]
* [[Science]]
* [[Environmental technology]]
* [[Population]]
* [[Air]]
* [[Vitamins]]
* [[Libre]]
* [[Sustainable architecture]]


== To be sorted ==
== To be sorted ==


* [[Natural resources]]
* [[NASA]]
* [[Pyrolysis]]
* [[Pyrolysis]]
* [[Share knowledge]]
* [[Practical Action East Africa]]
* [[Drinking water]]
* [[Reuse]]
* [[Reuse]]
* [[Sunlight]]
* [[Turbine]]
* [[South Africa]]
* [[The Team]]
* [[Seeds]]
* [[Electricity generation]]
* [[Biodegradation]]
* [[Biodegradation]]
* [[List of environment topics]]
* [[Plant]]
* [[Social capital]]
* [[Internet]]
* [[Bioinformatics]]
* [[Bioinformatics]]
* [[World population]]
* [[Biological pest control]]
* [[Sustainable forest management]]
* [[Trees]]
* [[Ethanol fuel]]
* [[Water cycle]]
* [[Wave power]]
* [[Maize]]
* [[Software]]
* [[Beeswax]]
* [[Beeswax]]
* [[Windbreak]]
* [[Windbreak]]
* [[Project management]]
* [[Sharing knowledge]]
* [[Diesel]]
* [[Emissions]]
* [[Emissions]]
* [[Transit-oriented development]]
* [[World Health Organization]]
* [[Human Development Index]]
* [[Lists of environmental topics]]
* [[Sorghum]]
* [[Sorghum]]
* [[Safety]]
* [[Life]]
* [[Japan]]
* [[Noise pollution]]
* [[Medicine]]
* [[Medicine]]
* [[Ecological]]
* [[Ecological]]
* [[Terra preta]]
* [[Pigs]]
* [[Physics]]
* [[Physics]]
* [[Environmental ethics]]
* [[Environmental ethics]]
* [[Environmental impact assessment]]
* [[AboutUs.org]]
* [[Thermodynamics]]
* [[Thermodynamics]]
* [[River]]
* [[Rivers]]
* [[Wind farms]]
* [[Microgeneration]]
* [[HVAC]]
* [[HVAC]]
* [[Fiber]]
* [[Fibers]]
* [[Toilets]]
* [[United Nations Development Programme]]
* [[United Nations Development Programme]]
* [[Obesity]]
* [[Obesity]]
* [[Tsunami]]
* [[Turpentine]]
* [[Turpentine]]
* [[WikiBoxes]]
* [[WikiBoxes]]
* [[Maintenance]]
* [[Maintenance]]
* [[Earth]]
* [[Science]]
* [[Fungi]]
* [[Environmental technology]]
* [[Agenda 21]]
* [[Agenda 21]]
* [[Botany]]
* [[Global dimming]]
* [[Global dimming]]
* [[Coppicing]]
* [[Glossary of climate change]]
* [[Glossary of climate change]]
* [[Rural community]]
* [[Rural community]]
* [[Chlorine]]
* [[Chlorine]]
* [[Biosecurity]]
* [[Biosecurity]]
* [[Industry]]
* [[Ecoforestry]]
* [[Lawn]]
* [[Population]]
* [[Desertification]]
* [[Industrial design]]
* [[Family planning]]
* [[Electronics]]
* [[Electronics]]
* [[Trade]]
* [[Viruses]]
* [[Viruses]]
* [[Melbourne]]
* [[Open sustainability]]
* [[Open sustainability]]
* [[Bill Mollison]]
* [[Mass production]]
* [[Mass production]]
* [[Mechanical engineering]]
* [[Mechanical engineering]]
* [[Agroecology]]
* [[Natural resource]]
* [[Carbon monoxide]]
* [[Carbon monoxide]]
* [[Air]]
* [[Life cycle assessment]]
* [[Biodegradable]]
* [[Biodegradable]]
* [[Slow Food]]
* [[Convention on Biological Diversity]]
* [[Convention on Biological Diversity]]
* [[Vitamin]]
* [[Biofilter]]
* [[Biofilter]]
* [[Libre]]
* [[Illegal logging]]
* [[Distillation]]
* [[Biogeography]]
* [[Biogeography]]
* [[Ecological economics]]
* [[Environmental sociology]]
* [[Syngas]]
* [[Lemon]]
* [[Oxfam]]
* [[Oxfam]]
* [[Local production]]
* [[Local production]]
* [[Welfare]]
* [[Welfare]]
* [[Ecoregion]]
* [[Ecoregion]]
* [[Allotment (gardening)]]
* [[Forest management]]
* [[DailyBuzz]]
* [[Eco-village]]
* [[Fertilizers]]
* [[Train]]
* [[Train]]
* [[Sustainable architecture]]
* [[Legume]]
* [[Pakistan]]
* [[Packaging]]
* [[Environmental finance]]
* [[Crisis]]
* [[Crisis]]
* [[North America]]
* [[North America]]
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* [[DailyFun]]
* [[DailyFun]]
* [[Canal]]
* [[Canal]]
* [[Famine]]
* [[Famine]] (currently redirects to [[Malnutrition]]
* [[Environmental chemistry]]
* [[Environmental chemistry]]
* [[Engine]]
* [[Engine]]
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* [[Globalization]]
* [[Globalization]]
* [[Tourism]]
* [[Tourism]]
* [[Genetically modified organism]]
* [[Companion planting]]
* [[Bridge]]
* [[Bridge]]
* [[Electrical engineering]]
* [[Electrical engineering]]
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* [[Biology]]
* [[Biology]]
* [[Climate model]]
* [[Climate model]]
* [[Health care by region]]
* [[Landscape architecture]]
* [[Landscape architecture]]
* [[Mint]]
* [[Sydney]]
* [[WebIRCHelp]]
* [[WebIRCHelp]]
* [[Filter]]
* [[Filter]]
* [[Waste water]]
* [[Waste water]]
* [[Poultry]]
* [[UNDP]]
* [[UNDP]]
* [[Extinction]]
* [[Extinction]]
* [[Germany]]
* [[Food and agriculture]]
* [[Carbon nanotubes]]
* [[Carbon nanotubes]]
* [[Feces]]
* [[Rachel Carson]]
* [[Electric vehicle]]
* [[International Conference on Population and Development]]
* [[International Conference on Population and Development]]
* [[Deep ecology]]
* [[Deep ecology]]
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* [[Self sufficient]]
* [[Self sufficient]]
* [[Urban renewal]]
* [[Urban renewal]]
* [[Squash]]
* [[Transformer]]
* [[Transformer]]
* [[Intellectual property]]
* [[Intellectual property]]
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* [[Green Revolution]]
* [[Green Revolution]]
* [[Radio]]
* [[Radio]]
* [[Biochemical oxygen demand]]
* [[Yurt]]
* [[Yurt]]
* [[Food quality]]
* [[Food quality]]
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* [[Ecological niche]]
* [[Ecological niche]]
* [[Vines]]
* [[Vines]]
* [[United Kingdom]]
* [[Biostatistics]]
* [[Biostatistics]]
* [[Cascading Style Sheets]]
* [[Cascading Style Sheets]]
* [[Emission Trading System]]
* [[Emission Trading System]]
* [[Xeriscaping]]
* [[Xeriscaping]]
* [[Horticulture]]
* [[Tropical]]
* [[Tropical]]
* [[Filtration]]
* [[Filtration]]
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* [[Lye]]
* [[Lye]]
* [[Mumbai]]
* [[Mumbai]]
* [[Crop rotation]]
* [[Hydrology]]
* [[Hydrology]]
* [[Greenpeace]]
* [[Greenpeace]]
* [[Poverty reduction]]
* [[Poverty reduction]]
* [[Endangered species]]
* [[Ammonia]]
* [[Ammonia]]
* [[Radioactive waste]]
* [[Radioactive waste]]
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* [[United States Agency for International Development]]
* [[United States Agency for International Development]]
* [[Organism]]
* [[Organism]]
* [[Tillage]]
* [[Latrine]]
* [[Latrine]]
* [[Nitrogen fixation]]
* [[Nitrogen fixation]]
* [[Earth sheltering]]
* [[Sono arsenic filter]]
* [[Sono arsenic filter]]
* [[Grape]]
* [[Work (physics)]]
* [[Work (physics)]]
* [[Geoengineering]]
* [[Geoengineering]]
* [[Bus]]
* [[Bus]]
* [[Power supply]]
* [[Power supply]]
* [[Sustainable housing]]
* [[Zimbabwe]]
* [[Ecology movement]]
* [[Ecology movement]]
* [[Diabetes]]
* [[Diabetes]]
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* [[Silt]]
* [[Silt]]
* [[Sustainable procurement]]
* [[Sustainable procurement]]
* [[Tractor]]
* [[Timber rafting]]
* [[Timber rafting]]
* [[Economy]]
* [[The Day After Tomorrow]]
* [[Health science]]
* [[Abortion]]
* [[Restoration ecology]]
* [[Restoration ecology]]
* [[Cereal]]
* [[Cereal]]
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* [[Food waste]]
* [[Food waste]]
* [[Feed-in tariff]]
* [[Feed-in tariff]]
* [[Water wheel]]
* [[Anal cleansing]]
* [[Anal cleansing]]
* [[List of onshore wind farms]]
* [[List of onshore wind farms]]
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* [[Deepwater Horizon oil spill]]
* [[Deepwater Horizon oil spill]]
* [[Underdevelopment]]
* [[Underdevelopment]]
* [[Taiwan]]
* [[Spain]]
* [[Green economics]]
* [[Resource curse]]
* [[Agriculture manual TOC]]
* [[Disinfection]]
* [[Disinfection]]
* [[Light pollution]]
* [[Light pollution]]
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* [[Tundra]]
* [[Tundra]]
* [[Ecological succession]]
* [[Ecological succession]]
* [[Photovoltaic]]
* [[Meteorology]]
* [[Meteorology]]
* [[Solar power satellite]]
* [[Solar power satellite]]
* [[Alternative fuel]]
* [[Simple machine]]
* [[Simple machine]]
* [[Reproductive rights]]
* [[Reproductive rights]]
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* [[Habitat]]
* [[Habitat]]
* [[Wind power in India]]
* [[Wind power in India]]
* [[Human waste]]
* [[Manufacturing]]
* [[National park]]
* [[National park]]
* [[Cascading Style Sheet]]
* [[Cascading Style Sheet]]
* [[Industrial waste]]
* [[Pruning]]
* [[Pruning]]
* [[Animal husbandry]]
* [[Diesel fuel]]
* [[Diesel fuel]]
* [[Vegetable oil]]
* [[Environmental skepticism]]
* [[Environmental skepticism]]
* [[Pregnancy]]
* [[Pregnancy]]
* [[Electrolysis of water]]
* [[Electrolysis of water]]
* [[Fertiliser]]
* [[Freshwater]]
* [[Freshwater]]
* [[Glacier]]
* [[Glacier]]
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* [[Vegetable oil used as fuel]]
* [[Vegetable oil used as fuel]]
* [[Petrodiesel]]
* [[Petrodiesel]]
* [[Canada]]
* [[Water-fuelled car]]
* [[Trellises]]
* [[Trellises]]
* [[Lead]]
* [[Lead]]
* [[Crank position sensor]]
* [[Crank position sensor]]
* [[Pseudoscience]]
* [[Pseudoscience]]
* [[Ethical consumerism]]
* [[Human Development Report]]
* [[Resources]]
* [[Sustainable art]]
* [[Sustainable urban drainage systems]]
* [[Gecko (layout engine)]]
* [[Combustion]]
* [[Laser]]
* [[Laser]]
* [[Photosynthesis]]
* [[Photosynthesis]]
* [[Watt]]
* [[Watt]]
* [[List of conservation topics]]
* [[House]]
* [[House]]
* [[Power station]]
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* See also [[:Category:Suggested projects]] - each page will have a "suggested project" tag, which in many cases is an idea for researching a topic.
* See also [[:Category:Suggested projects]] - each page will have a "suggested project" tag, which in many cases is an idea for researching a topic.


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Revision as of 14:56, 6 February 2019

Just some sample ideas to get you started.

  • These are examples, not the whole scope of acceptable articles (which would amount to many thousands of topics). Appropedia's scope is very broad and there are important areas which haven't been added here (yet).
  • Where a comment or link after a title below, it is simply a suggestion - the editor should make an assessment of whether it is a valuable resource.
  • If an article is created from one of these, the title can be removed from this page once it has become at reasonable stub page.

A decent page will include at least a description, mention of context, mention of alternative perspectives, several "See also" links and at least one good quality link under "External links."


Special pages

If you want to improve an existing basic article, see:

Agriculture, food

Fish:

Permaculture design and other good practices

  • Specific techniques on each of the principles of permaculture.
  • Check curriculum of a PDC (Permaculture Design Course]] - choose one aspect/component/principle for an article.
  • Weeds

Soils:

Agricultural science:

Crops, especially food crops - articles about important crops.

Non-food crops:

Appropriate technology

Built environment and construction

Urban planning:

Architecture and green building:


Business and industry

Sustainable business models:

Industrial ecology:

Natural resources:

Sustainable business practices, including:

  • Sustainable business purchasing. (Green Purchasing Asia may be a useful source - open access, and friendly to Appropedia, but copyright so can't copy large slabs verbatim.)
  • Rare earth metals - impacts, alternatives; how to make ethical purchasing decisions
  • Slave labor - allegedly used to produce goods in China, chocolate in parts of Africa, prawns in Southeast Asia... what's the evidence, and how should we respond?

Carbon cycles and climate change

(Consider wider issues around carbon, including carbon cycles, ocean acidity, other aspects of air pollution, and energy security, though obviously climate change is a particularly important aspect of carbon issues.)

Carbon management and climate mitigation policies:

Look at climate change policies and possible response in specific regions, e.g.

Low carbon technologies:

Ecology & related

Ecological footprint (note also Carbon footprint):

Environmental science

Forestry:

See also industrial ecology topics under #Industry.

Economics

Energy

Biofuel:

Mathematics and statistics

Green living

  • Take tips such as these and give them some order - multiple pages, apply some critical thinking, start to identify the key actions based on the 80-20 rule (that 20% of the effort is likely to give 80% of the benefit).

International development

Foreign aid:

Communications:

Food security:

Status of development:

Participation:

Public health

Society

Policies:

  • Examine the effectiveness of competing policies for environmental or poverty-reduction outcomes. (Look at think tank publications - summaries of good reports can be valuable wiki articles, e.g. Grattan Institute's reports on energy and carbon policies.)

Wastewater and sanitation

Water

Water quality and analysis:

Water treatment:

Ecosanitation:

Transition

Transition towns & related topics

Transport

Unclear and "big picture" articles

These are suitable for keen students who have become familiar with Appropedia over some months.

In most cases the aim will be to start an overview of a broad topic, and linking it to suitable Appropedia pages, giving short summaries as appropriate.

To be sorted


Advanced

  • See also Category:Suggested projects - each page will have a "suggested project" tag, which in many cases is an idea for researching a topic.
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