Suburban Culture Analysis

An interesting topic that came about from the conversation with the respondent was cultural factors of American aesthetics. In particular, exterior home appearance and functioning. Our interviewee stated, “I do not have any particular interest in the aesthetics of a square green patch that you know, the American suburban home has.” This statement acknowledges the belief that American culture, in particular, suburban culture does have a perceived view on the way lawns and home exteriors should be presented, as “square green patches” that might be valued higher in appearance than ecological functioning. Knowing that our respondent is familiar or has encountered individuals with this mindset, allows us to assume that perhaps these values still
In reference to green infrastructure the respondent stated, “Those things are necessary, so anything that can be done to absorb the water or delay runoff...things like rain barrels or rain gardens, I think are phenomenal.” The attitude that is displayed within this statement symbolizes that the respondent is to some degree aware about the causes of flooding in the watershed in order for him to demonstrate an interest in rain gardens, rain barrels etc. Moreover, It appears that he is also open and informed about alternative solutions to address flooding. However, Since our respondent did not directly have heavy flooding himself,, “We had been for a variety of reasons had the least flooding problems beforehand of any of our neighbors, ” it might be of interest to understand the motive behind this awareness. based on his previous focus on larger scale flooding triggers, it might be safe to infer that his awareness of the issues is his community do not only arise from the conflicts within watershed but from outside knowledge. Our resident added in terms of flooding, “I think as a society we need to be thinking more about this on a widespread basis and as a...in the bigger picture thinking about things like agricultural runoff into aquifers and watersheds.”Our interviewee appears to be aware that the flooding caused in the