It has been quite some time since my last post. I may or may not have broken my computer. My blog slipped my mind. Anyways, here is my post on space.
The group topic pertaining to space was very interesting to
me. I did not really realize how much space we—as the dominant species on this
planet—are using. Don’t get me wrong, I have understood that there are
populations of people all over the world. What I didn’t realize was the fact
that there are many things that can be done in order to decrease our overall
impact on the world. I found it very interesting that a city that has large
walkways instead of streets drastically decreases its carbon emission. I also
thought that the idea of green spaces seemed like a wonderful thing (I know
that they already exist but I think that there should be a push for even more
green spaces on a global scale). I also really liked the idea of expanding in a
vertical direction instead of a horizontal direction.
Altering
the layout of a city to contain a greater number of walking streets instead of
large roads for automobile use is a great idea. This decreases the carbon
emissions and our pollution in the world. This is an intrinsically good thing
to do. Also, in doing so we are preparing for a better, cleaner (air quality) civilization
for our future generations.
Green
spaces decrease the overall noise of a city; they also provide habitats for
many species. This can be viewed as a good thing due to the fact that habitats
are being created while increasing the overall happiness of a city (clean green
recreational areas). I believe that the group actually said something about
longer/better health for those living near green spaces, in terms of people
living in a city.
I feel like upward expansion is a type of development that would make most environmentalists happy. By building up instead of out, we are decreasing the amount of land consumed by humans thus decreasing the amounts of habitats destroyed and ecosystems disturbed. I feel like this could even be considered a better development style by deep ecologists. Obviously they will not be completely satisfied by this but it is better than a continued horizontal expansion.
I feel like upward expansion is a type of development that would make most environmentalists happy. By building up instead of out, we are decreasing the amount of land consumed by humans thus decreasing the amounts of habitats destroyed and ecosystems disturbed. I feel like this could even be considered a better development style by deep ecologists. Obviously they will not be completely satisfied by this but it is better than a continued horizontal expansion.
