I-Arhente yoKhuseleko lweNdalo yase-US (i-EPA) ibhengeze izicwangciso zokunceda oorhulumente abaqikelelwa kwi-125 basekhaya, belizwe, kunye nezizwe ngezizwe ukuba benze ukhetho olungakumbi lwezindlu, ukwenza ezothutho zisebenze kakuhle kwaye zithembeke kwaye zixhase iindawo ezihlala zihlala kunye nezisempilweni ezitsala amashishini. Eli nyathelo liza ekuphenduleni imfuno ephezulu yezixhobo zokukhuthaza uphuhliso oluzinzileyo lwendalo kunye noqoqosho oluvela kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo kwilizwe lonke.
"I-EPA isebenzela ukuxhasa uluntu kwiinzame zabo zokukhusela impilo kunye nokusingqongileyo, kunye nokudala izindlu ezizinzileyo kunye nokukhetha kwezothutho ezisisiseko soqoqosho oluqinileyo," kusho uMlawuli we-EPA uLisa P. Jackson. "Iingcali ze-EPA ziya kusebenzisana kunye noluntu lwasezidolophini, olusemaphandleni, kunye nasemaphandleni, kwaye lubancede baphuhlise izixhobo eziyimfuneko zokukhuthaza indawo enempilo yeentsapho kunye nabantwana, kunye neendawo ezinomtsalane kumashishini akhulayo."
Ukuzibophelela kwe-EPA engaphezulu kwe-1.5 yezigidi zeerandi kuya kuza ngeenkqubo ezimbini ezahlukeneyo – inkqubo yoNcedo lokuKhula ngokuPhumeza ukuKhula okuSmart (i-SGIA) kunye nenkqubo yeebhloko zoKwakha zoLuntu oluZinzileyo. Zombini ezi nkqubo ziya kwamkela iileta ezivela kuluntu olunomdla ukusuka kwi-28 Septemba ukuya ku-Oct. 28, 2011.
Inkqubo ye-SGIA, ebonelelwe yi-EPA ukususela ngo-2005, isebenzisa uncedo lweekontraka ukugxila kwimiba entsonkothileyo nephambili kuphuhliso oluzinzileyo. Uncedo luvumela uluntu ukuba luphonononge iingcamango ezintsha zokoyisa imiqobo ebathintele ekufumaneni uhlobo lophuhliso olulufunayo. Izihloko ezinokubakho ziquka ukunceda uluntu ukuba lubone indlela yokuphuhlisa ngeendlela ezenza ukuba zikwazi ukumelana neengozi zendalo, ukwandisa ukukhula koqoqosho, kunye nokusebenzisa amandla avela ekuhlaleni. I-Arhente ilindele ukukhetha iindawo ezintathu ukuya kwezine zoluntu ukuze zincediswe ngenjongo yokudala imizekelo enokunceda olunye uluntu.
Inkqubo yeeBhloko zoKwakha ibonelela ngoncedo lobuchule olujoliswe kuluntu olujongene neengxaki ezifanayo zophuhliso. Isebenzisa izixhobo ezahlukeneyo ezinjengokuphucula ukufikelela kwabahambi ngeenyawo kunye nokhuseleko, uphononongo lwekhowudi yezowuni, kunye novavanyo lwezindlu kunye nothutho. Uncedo luya kubonelelwa ngeendlela ezimbini kulo nyaka uzayo. Okokuqala, i-EPA iya kukhetha ukuya kutsho kuluntu lwe-50 kwaye ibonelele ngoncedo oluthe ngqo ngabasebenzi be-EPA kunye neengcali zecandelo labucala. Okwesibini, i-EPA inikezele ngezivumelwano zentsebenziswano kwimibutho emine engeyiyo ekarhulumente enolwazi oluzinzileyo loluntu ukuhambisa uncedo lobugcisa. Le mibutho ibandakanya iCascade Land Conservancy, iGlobal Green USA, iProjekthi yeeNdawo zoLuntu, kunye neSmart Growth America.
Iibhloko zoKwakha kunye neenkqubo ze-SGIA zincedisa kumsebenzi woBudlelwane boLuntu oluZinzileyo, iSebe lezeZindlu noPhuhliso lweDolophu lase-US, kunye neSebe lezoThutho laseMelika. Ezi arhente zabelana nenjongo efanayo yokulungelelanisa utyalo-mali lwe-federal kwiziseko ezingundoqo, amaziko, kunye neenkonzo zokufumana iziphumo ezingcono kuluntu kunye nokusebenzisa imali yomrhafi ngokufanelekileyo.
Ulwazi oluthe vetshe ngeNtsebenziswano yoLuntu oluZinzileyo: http://www.sustainablecommunities.gov
Ulwazi oluthe vetshe ngenkqubo yeeBhloko zoKwakha kunye nesicelo seeleta zomdla: http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/buildingblocks.htm
Ulwazi oluthe vetshe ngenkqubo ye-SGIA kunye nesicelo seeleta zomdla: http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/sgia.htm