ike many eco-friendly ideas, the natural pool comes to us from Europe where it is more popular. Although the idea was born in Europe, natural pools can be coupled with the concept of New Urbanism, a back-to-basics planning idea emerging here in the US. Many new suburban developments branding themselves as New Urban use swimming holes and ponds in addition to traditional design elements like porches and alleyways to create the feeling of an older urban neighborhood. The idea is to become more transit and pedestrian oriented, eating up fewer rural acres in the process.
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