SUSTAINABLE ECOHAB recycle and retain

Even the most basic LSS should have means for filtering, sanitizing and purifying air and water that is secure and reliable guaranteeing supply. Food suitable for the occupants (eg infant, non- allergenic etc) should be readily available from stores for more than the minimal survival period including means of sanitation of the food and associtaed food preparation, utensils and eating environment.

BASIC ESSENTIAL LIFE SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS

AIR & WATER - reliable & fresh

SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES

FOOD - nutritious & clean

SUSTAINABLE CITIES require not only sustainable

LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS IN ENGINEERED ENVIRONMENTS

PERSONEL LSS GROUP/COMMUNITY LSS CITY LSS

C URRENTLY ONLY D EFENCE & S PACE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE INTEGRATED , MULTI - HAZARD L IFE S UPPORT S YSTEMS WITHIN A SINGLE PROTECTIVE CONTAINMENT , WHILE MANY UNINTEGRATED , SINGLE - HAZARD , LSS CAPABILITIES ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE , THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IS HIGHLY COMPROMISED BY NOT BEING INTEGRATED AND NOT BEING WITHIN A SINGLE CONNECTED PROTECTIVE CONTAINMENT SYSTEM .

SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTS recycle and retain resources

Life Support Systems have an energy system of some type, even if only the energy stored in compressed gas. Power is used to operate LSS equipment such as climate control, lights, communications, refrigeration, recycling etc. Energy can be stored as fuel, heat, cold or electricity. For sustainability, energy should be harvested from local renewable sources that are adequate (100%), non-polluting, reliable and available whenever required.

SUSTAINABLE CITIES

Life Support Systems, whether within protective structures or less secure as a distributed system should provide the basic essentials to sustain life

T YPICAL DISTRIBUTED L IFE S UPPORT S YSTEMS ARE TOWNS AND CITIES WHERE SEPARATE PREMISES ARE CONNECTED BY TRANSPORT AND SERVICE NETWORKS THAT ARE DIS - INTEGRATED , THAT IS , THESE ELEMENTS ( PREMISES , TRANSPORT AND SERVICE NETWORKS ) ARE POORLY INTEGRATED FROM A DISASTER RESILIENCE PERSPECTIVE . I NDIVIDUAL PREMISES ( HOUSES , SHOPS , FACTORIES , COMMUNITY FACILITIES ), PROVIDING LIMITED PROTECTION AGAINST HAZARDS , ARE CONNECTED BY TRANSPORT ( ROAD , RAIL ), DISTRIBUTION ( POWER , WATER , GAS , COMMUNICATIONS ) AND COLLECTION ( SEWAGE , STORM WATER , GARBAGE ) SERVICE NETWORKS , WHICH WHEN ABOVE GROUND HAVE NEGLIGIBLE PROTECTION AND MAY EVEN BE A HAZARD ( EG POWERLINE IGNITED BUSHFIRES ).

SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT