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Just some sample ideas to get you started. | {{service learning navigation}} | ||
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." | |||
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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]] | * [[Lawn]] | ||
* [[Seeds]] | * [[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 | [[Permaculture]] design and other good practices | ||
* Specific techniques on each of the [[principles of permaculture]]. | * 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. | * Check curriculum of a PDC (Permaculture Design Course]] - choose one aspect/component/principle for an article. | ||
* [[Weeds]] | * [[Weeds]] | ||
Soils: | Soils: | ||
* [[Sand]] | * [[Sand]] | ||
* [[Loam]] | |||
* [[Bioremediation]] | * [[Bioremediation]] | ||
* [[Soil salination]] | * [[Soil salination]] | ||
* [[Soil conservation]] | * [[Soil conservation]] | ||
* [[Soil life]] | * [[Soil life]] | ||
* [[Soil microorganisms]] | * [[Soil microorganisms]] | ||
[[Agricultural science]] | [[Agricultural science]]: | ||
* [[ | * [[Chemical fertilizers]] (split [[fertilizers]]?) | ||
* [[Agricultural chemicals]] | * [[Agricultural chemicals]] | ||
* [[Pesticides]] | * [[Pesticides]] | ||
* [[Herbicides]] | * [[Herbicides]] | ||
* [[Agroecology]] | * [[Agroecology]] - note references here: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2017612869_guest28ashton.html | ||
[[Crops]], especially [[food crops]] - articles about important crops. | [[Crops]], especially [[food crops]] - articles about important crops. | ||
* [[Beans | * [[Beans]] | ||
* [[Grass]] | * [[Grass]] | ||
Non-food crops: | Non-food crops: | ||
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* [[Briquette production]], [[Briquette production]] | * [[Briquette production]], [[Briquette production]] | ||
== Built environment and construction | == Built environment and construction == | ||
[[Urban planning]] | [[Urban planning]]: | ||
* [[New Urbanism]] and [[transit-oriented design]] (or [[transit-oriented development]]) 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) | ||
* [[ | * [[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]] | ||
* 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]] | ||
* [[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 | * [[Low energy buildings]] - see the [[#Built environment and construction]] section. | ||
== Ecology & related | == Ecology & related == | ||
[[Ecological footprint]] (note also [[Carbon footprint]]): | [[Ecological footprint]] (note also [[Carbon footprint]]): | ||
* [[Population | * [[Population]]. (Note David Attenborough's new documentary looking at human population.) | ||
* [[ | * [[Peak stuff]] - http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21886-peak-planet-are-we-starting-to-consume-less.html | ||
[[Environmental science]] | [[Environmental science]] | ||
* [[Environmental impact assessment]] | * [[Environmental impact assessment]] | ||
* [[ | * [[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]] | ||
* [[Bacteria]] | * [[Bacteria]] | ||
* [[Anaerobic bacteria]] | * [[Anaerobic bacteria]] | ||
* [[Aerobic bacteria]] | * [[Aerobic bacteria]] | ||
* [[Logging]] | * [[Logging]] | ||
* [[Invasive species]] | * [[Invasive species]] | ||
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[[Forestry]]: | [[Forestry]]: | ||
* [[Sustainable forest management]] | * [[Sustainable forest management]] | ||
* [[Ecoforestry]] | * [[Ecoforestry]] | ||
* [[Forest management]] | * [[Forest management]] | ||
* [[Illegal logging]] | * [[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 | See also industrial ecology topics under [[#Industry]]. | ||
== Economics == | == Economics == | ||
* [[Economics]] | * [[Economics]]/[[Economy]] | ||
* [[Green economics]] | |||
* [[Discount rate for environmental goods]] | |||
* [[Environmental economics]] | * [[Environmental economics]] | ||
* [[Environmental accounting]] and [[environmental management accounting]] - intro at http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/bus/accounting/whatisema.asp | |||
* [[Subsidies]] | * [[Subsidies]] | ||
** [[Energy subsidies]] | ** [[Energy subsidies]] | ||
** [[Fossil fuel subsidies]] | ** [[Fossil fuel subsidies]] | ||
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* [[Ecological economics]] | * [[Ecological economics]] | ||
* [[Environmental finance]] | * [[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 | == Energy == | ||
* [[Electricity generation]] | * [[Electricity generation]] | ||
* [[Stirling engines]] | * [[Stirling engines]] | ||
* [[Solar thermal energy]] - solar towers (and/or parabolic arrays) with molten salt. | * [[Solar thermal energy]] - solar towers (and/or parabolic arrays) with molten salt. | ||
* [[Solar radiation]] | * [[Solar radiation]] | ||
* [[Grid energy storage]] | * [[Grid 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]] | ||
* [[Energy density]] | * [[Energy density]] | ||
* [[Energy development]] | * [[Energy development]] | ||
* [[Wave power]] | * [[Wave power]] | ||
* [[Wind farms]] | * [[Wind farms]] | ||
* [[Microgeneration]] | * [[Microgeneration]]/[[Distributed generation]] | ||
* [[Co-generation]] | |||
* [[Sunlight]] | * [[Sunlight]] | ||
* [[Diesel]] | * [[Diesel]] | ||
Biofuel | 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 == | |||
* [[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/ | ||
* [[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). | ||
== | == International development == | ||
* [[human development]] | |||
* [[ | * [[Human Development Report]] | ||
* [[ | |||
[[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. | ||
* [[Gender in development]] | * [[Gender in development]] | ||
* [[Amartya Sen]] | * [[Amartya Sen]] | ||
* [[Development as Freedom]] | * [[Development as Freedom]] | ||
== Public health == | |||
* [[Health care by region]] | |||
* [[World Health Organization]] | |||
* [[Health science]] | |||
* [[Abortion]] | |||
== Society == | == Society == | ||
* [[Psychology of environmental action]] | * [[Psychology of environmental action]] | ||
* [[Environmentalism]] | * [[Environmentalism]] (currently redirect to [[Sustainable development]] | ||
* [[Environmental justice]] | * [[Environmental justice]] | ||
* [[Consumerism]] | * [[Consumerism]] | ||
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* 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.) | * 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 == | ||
* [[Anaerobic bacteria]] | * [[Anaerobic bacteria]] | ||
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Water quality and analysis: | Water quality and analysis: | ||
* [[Biofilms]] | * [[Biofilms]] | ||
* [[Water cycle]] | * [[Water cycle]] | ||
* [[Drinking water]] | * [[Drinking water]] | ||
Water treatment: | Water treatment: | ||
* [[Sand filter]] | * [[Sand filter]] | ||
* [[Water filters]] | * [[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?) | * [[Slow sand filtration]] - but sure to consider why they aren't more widely used (i.e. what contexts are they good for?) | ||
Ecosanitation | Ecosanitation: | ||
* [[Ecosanitation designs]] | * [[Ecosanitation designs]] | ||
* [[Ecosanitation and health regulations]] | * [[Ecosanitation and health regulations]] | ||
== Transition | == 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 == | == Unclear and "big picture" articles == | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
* [[Infrastructure]] | |||
* [[Project management]] | * [[Project management]] | ||
* [[Safety]] | * [[Safety]] | ||
* [[Life]] | * [[Life]] | ||
* [[Science]] | * [[Science]] | ||
* [[Environmental technology]] | * [[Environmental technology]] | ||
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* [[Biodegradation]] | * [[Biodegradation]] | ||
* [[Bioinformatics]] | * [[Bioinformatics]] | ||
* [[Beeswax]] | * [[Beeswax]] | ||
* [[Windbreak]] | * [[Windbreak]] | ||
* [[Emissions]] | * [[Emissions]] | ||
* [[Sorghum]] | * [[Sorghum]] | ||
* [[Medicine]] | * [[Medicine]] | ||
* [[Ecological]] | * [[Ecological]] | ||
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* [[United Nations Development Programme]] | * [[United Nations Development Programme]] | ||
* [[Obesity]] | * [[Obesity]] | ||
* [[Turpentine]] | * [[Turpentine]] | ||
* [[WikiBoxes]] | * [[WikiBoxes]] | ||
* [[Maintenance]] | * [[Maintenance]] | ||
* [[Agenda 21]] | * [[Agenda 21]] | ||
* [[Global dimming]] | * [[Global dimming]] | ||
* [[Glossary of climate change]] | * [[Glossary of climate change]] | ||
* [[Rural community]] | * [[Rural community]] | ||
* [[Chlorine]] | * [[Chlorine]] | ||
* [[Biosecurity]] | * [[Biosecurity]] | ||
* [[Electronics]] | * [[Electronics]] | ||
* [[Viruses]] | * [[Viruses]] | ||
* [[Open sustainability]] | * [[Open sustainability]] | ||
* [[Mass production]] | * [[Mass production]] | ||
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* [[Carbon monoxide]] | * [[Carbon monoxide]] | ||
* [[Biodegradable]] | * [[Biodegradable]] | ||
* [[Convention on Biological Diversity]] | * [[Convention on Biological Diversity]] | ||
* [[Biofilter]] | * [[Biofilter]] | ||
* [[Biogeography]] | * [[Biogeography]] | ||
* [[Oxfam]] | * [[Oxfam]] | ||
* [[Local production]] | * [[Local production]] | ||
* [[Welfare]] | * [[Welfare]] | ||
* [[Ecoregion]] | * [[Ecoregion]] | ||
* [[Train]] | * [[Train]] | ||
* [[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]] | ||
* [[Bridge]] | * [[Bridge]] | ||
* [[Electrical engineering]] | * [[Electrical engineering]] | ||
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* [[Biology]] | * [[Biology]] | ||
* [[Climate model]] | * [[Climate model]] | ||
* [[Landscape architecture]] | * [[Landscape architecture]] | ||
* [[WebIRCHelp]] | * [[WebIRCHelp]] | ||
* [[Filter]] | * [[Filter]] | ||
* [[Waste water]] | * [[Waste water]] | ||
* [[UNDP]] | * [[UNDP]] | ||
* [[Extinction]] | * [[Extinction]] | ||
* [[Carbon nanotubes]] | * [[Carbon nanotubes]] | ||
* [[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]] | ||
* [[Transformer]] | * [[Transformer]] | ||
* [[Intellectual property]] | * [[Intellectual property]] | ||
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* [[Green Revolution]] | * [[Green Revolution]] | ||
* [[Radio]] | * [[Radio]] | ||
* [[Yurt]] | * [[Yurt]] | ||
* [[Food quality]] | * [[Food quality]] | ||
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* [[Ecological niche]] | * [[Ecological niche]] | ||
* [[Vines]] | * [[Vines]] | ||
* [[Biostatistics]] | * [[Biostatistics]] | ||
* [[Cascading Style Sheets]] | * [[Cascading Style Sheets]] | ||
* [[Emission Trading System]] | * [[Emission Trading System]] | ||
* [[Xeriscaping]] | * [[Xeriscaping]] | ||
* [[Tropical]] | * [[Tropical]] | ||
* [[Filtration]] | * [[Filtration]] | ||
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* [[Lye]] | * [[Lye]] | ||
* [[Mumbai]] | * [[Mumbai]] | ||
* [[Hydrology]] | * [[Hydrology]] | ||
* [[Greenpeace]] | * [[Greenpeace]] | ||
* [[Poverty reduction]] | * [[Poverty reduction]] | ||
* [[Ammonia]] | * [[Ammonia]] | ||
* [[Radioactive waste]] | * [[Radioactive waste]] | ||
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* [[United States Agency for International Development]] | * [[United States Agency for International Development]] | ||
* [[Organism]] | * [[Organism]] | ||
* [[Latrine]] | * [[Latrine]] | ||
* [[Nitrogen fixation]] | * [[Nitrogen fixation]] | ||
* [[Sono arsenic filter]] | * [[Sono arsenic filter]] | ||
* [[Work (physics)]] | * [[Work (physics)]] | ||
* [[Geoengineering]] | * [[Geoengineering]] | ||
* [[Bus]] | * [[Bus]] | ||
* [[Power supply]] | * [[Power supply]] | ||
* [[Ecology movement]] | * [[Ecology movement]] | ||
* [[Diabetes]] | * [[Diabetes]] | ||
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* [[Silt]] | * [[Silt]] | ||
* [[Sustainable procurement]] | * [[Sustainable procurement]] | ||
* [[Timber rafting]] | * [[Timber rafting]] | ||
* [[Restoration ecology]] | * [[Restoration ecology]] | ||
* [[Cereal]] | * [[Cereal]] | ||
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* [[Food waste]] | * [[Food waste]] | ||
* [[Feed-in tariff]] | * [[Feed-in tariff]] | ||
* [[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]] | ||
* [[Disinfection]] | * [[Disinfection]] | ||
* [[Light pollution]] | * [[Light pollution]] | ||
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* [[Tundra]] | * [[Tundra]] | ||
* [[Ecological succession]] | * [[Ecological succession]] | ||
* [[Meteorology]] | * [[Meteorology]] | ||
* [[Solar power satellite]] | * [[Solar power satellite]] | ||
* [[Simple machine]] | * [[Simple machine]] | ||
* [[Reproductive rights]] | * [[Reproductive rights]] | ||
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* [[Habitat]] | * [[Habitat]] | ||
* [[Wind power in India]] | * [[Wind power in India]] | ||
* [[National park]] | * [[National park]] | ||
* [[Cascading Style Sheet]] | * [[Cascading Style Sheet]] | ||
* [[Pruning]] | * [[Pruning]] | ||
* [[Diesel fuel]] | * [[Diesel fuel]] | ||
* [[Environmental skepticism]] | * [[Environmental skepticism]] | ||
* [[Pregnancy]] | * [[Pregnancy]] | ||
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* [[Vegetable oil used as fuel]] | * [[Vegetable oil used as fuel]] | ||
* [[Petrodiesel]] | * [[Petrodiesel]] | ||
* [[Trellises]] | * [[Trellises]] | ||
* [[Lead]] | * [[Lead]] | ||
* [[Crank position sensor]] | * [[Crank position sensor]] | ||
* [[Pseudoscience]] | * [[Pseudoscience]] | ||
* [[Laser]] | * [[Laser]] | ||
* [[Photosynthesis]] | * [[Photosynthesis]] | ||
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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. | ||
[[Category:Appropedia content development]] | [[Category:Appropedia content development]] |
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
- 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 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 {{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:
- 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.
Non-food crops:
Appropriate technology
Built environment and construction
- New Urbanism and transit-oriented design (or transit-oriented development). These also have many subtopics which deserve articles
- New Pedestrianism
- Smart growth
- Urban sprawl (currently redirects to urbanization which does not address the topic)
- Automobile dependence
- Sustainability and Cities: Overcoming Automobile Dependence - short stub now, could do with a summary of the book's arguments.
- Livable streets:
Architecture and green building:
- http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/01/23/architecture-without-architects-bernard-rudofsky/
- 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
- (something about pavements, stormwater and permeable surfaces. Note Permeable pavements and Groundwater recharge.
- Apartments
- Any of the building elements - windows, doors, thermal insulation...
- Embedded energy of buildings
- Materials: glass, cement, concrete...
- See more ideas at this thread.
Business and industry
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:
- Carbon price, Carbon markets (one article to start, possibly separate articles later)
- Carbon cycle
- Carbon tax
- Low-carbon economy
- Energy innovation policies
- Kyoto Protocol
Look at climate change policies and possible response in specific regions, e.g.
Low carbon technologies:
- Low energy buildings - see the #Built environment and construction section.
Ecological footprint (note also Carbon footprint):
- Population. (Note David Attenborough's new documentary looking at human population.)
- Peak stuff - http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21886-peak-planet-are-we-starting-to-consume-less.html
- Environmental impact assessment
- Environmental services - recognizing the value of services provided to humans by the environment. Important aspect of environmental accounting.
- Natural environment
- Environmental impact
- Bacteria
- Anaerobic bacteria
- Aerobic bacteria
- Logging
- Invasive species
- Sustainable forest management
- Ecoforestry
- Forest management
- Illegal logging
- Natural forests (and then turn Forest and Forests, now redirects to Forestry, into a disambiguation page.)
- Reforestation
- Energy forestry
- Environmental design
- Environmental health
- Environmental movement
- Environmental engineering
See also industrial ecology topics under #Industry.
Economics
- 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
- 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
- Solar thermal energy - solar towers (and/or parabolic arrays) with molten salt.
- Solar radiation
- Grid energy storage
- Dealing with intermittent energy production - energy storage; quick-cycling power plants such as LNG plants; ...are there other options?[1]
- EROEI
- Hydrogen economy
- Thermal energy
- Energy forestry
- Energy density
- 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
- Common errors in statistics - see 5 Ways Statistics Are Used to Lie to You Every Day | Cracked.com - relevant to many areas of debate re environment & development.
Green living
- Find good science-based advice such as http://withouthotair.com/
- Computer
- Efficient energy use
- Sustainable clothing. One info source: look up Alice Payne's "Think Lifecycle" (interviewed on an ABC.net.au podcast, but might be more useful.)
- 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
- http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/blog/2012/03/pink-telephones-in-cambodia - at least a mention on Mobile_phones_in_development_and_disaster_management, maybe its own article too
Food security:
Status of development:
- See UNDP reports on specific topics, or chapters of their human development report.
- Millennium Development Goals
Participation:
- Base articles on chapters/sections in the World Bank's Participation Sourcebook and/or similar documents.
Public health
Society
- Psychology of environmental action
- Environmentalism (currently redirect to Sustainable development
- Environmental justice
- Consumerism
- Packaging
- Sustainable art
- Environmental sociology
- 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:
- 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:
Transition
Transition towns & related topics
- 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.)
- Local economy
- Resilience
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.
- Infrastructure
- Project management
- Safety
- Life
- Science
- Environmental technology
- Population
- Air
- Vitamins
- Libre
- Sustainable architecture
To be sorted
- Pyrolysis
- Reuse
- Biodegradation
- Bioinformatics
- Beeswax
- Windbreak
- Emissions
- Sorghum
- Medicine
- Ecological
- Physics
- Environmental ethics
- Thermodynamics
- Rivers
- HVAC
- Fibers
- United Nations Development Programme
- Obesity
- Turpentine
- WikiBoxes
- Maintenance
- Agenda 21
- Global dimming
- Glossary of climate change
- Rural community
- Chlorine
- Biosecurity
- Electronics
- Viruses
- Open sustainability
- Mass production
- Mechanical engineering
- Carbon monoxide
- Biodegradable
- Convention on Biological Diversity
- Biofilter
- Biogeography
- Oxfam
- Local production
- Welfare
- Ecoregion
- Train
- Crisis
- North America
- Small-scale technologies
- Gasoline
- DailyFun
- Canal
- Famine (currently redirects to Malnutrition
- Environmental chemistry
- Engine
- Funding
- Electric motor
- Birth control
- Globalization
- Tourism
- Bridge
- Electrical engineering
- The Laboratory of Community Alternative Technologies at Ajusco
- TheWikiWay:WhatIsWiki
- Copyright
- Roads
- Biosafety
- Traffic congestion
- Sea level rise
- Biology
- Climate model
- Landscape architecture
- WebIRCHelp
- Filter
- Waste water
- UNDP
- Extinction
- Carbon nanotubes
- International Conference on Population and Development
- Deep ecology
- Wheel
- Vegetation
- Climate change mitigation
- Landscaping
- Fossil fuel power plant
- Asia
- Pollarding
- Self sufficient
- Urban renewal
- Transformer
- Intellectual property
- Gravel
- Green Revolution
- Radio
- Yurt
- Food quality
- Environmental history
- Land reform
- Bangkok
- Steel
- Air conditioner
- Dengue fever
- Ecological niche
- Vines
- Biostatistics
- Cascading Style Sheets
- Emission Trading System
- Xeriscaping
- Tropical
- Filtration
- Biome
- Lye
- Mumbai
- Hydrology
- Greenpeace
- Poverty reduction
- Ammonia
- Radioactive waste
- Tensile strength
- United States Agency for International Development
- Organism
- Latrine
- Nitrogen fixation
- Sono arsenic filter
- Work (physics)
- Geoengineering
- Bus
- Power supply
- Ecology movement
- Diabetes
- Solar air conditioning
- Blood
- Temperature
- Apartments
- Silt
- Sustainable procurement
- Timber rafting
- Restoration ecology
- Cereal
- 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference
- Traffic
- Variable retention
- Product design
- Ultraviolet light
- Food waste
- Feed-in tariff
- Anal cleansing
- List of onshore wind farms
- Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
- Environmental biotechnology
- Sun
- Third World
- Lever
- Welding
- Inverter
- Workshop
- Activated sludge
- Ocean acidification
- Passive house
- Earth Day
- Deepwater Horizon oil spill
- Underdevelopment
- Disinfection
- Light pollution
- Aluminium
- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Traditional knowledge
- Earth Charter
- Pulpwood
- Walking
- Bioregional democracy
- Species
- Drainage basin
- Tundra
- Ecological succession
- Meteorology
- Solar power satellite
- Simple machine
- Reproductive rights
- Wood fuel
- Passive solar building design
- El Niño Southern Oscillation
- Accountability
- Humanitarian aid
- Aqueduct
- Habitat
- Wind power in India
- National park
- Cascading Style Sheet
- Pruning
- Diesel fuel
- Environmental skepticism
- Pregnancy
- Electrolysis of water
- Freshwater
- Glacier
- Landscape ecology
- Microbiology
- Global Ecovillage Network
- Wikiversity
- Waste heat
- Rivers
- Sustainable landscape architecture
- Pollutants
- DIV (HTML tag)
- Vegetable oil used as fuel
- Petrodiesel
- Trellises
- Lead
- Crank position sensor
- Pseudoscience
- Laser
- Photosynthesis
- Watt
- House
- Power station
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.