Why Would I live in Masdar City?

Masdar City is a planned city in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, it is ben designed by the British architectural firm Foster + Partners. It’s located in east-south-east of the city of Abu Dhabi, beside Abu Dhabi International Airport. This city is expected to rely entirely on solar energy and other renewable energy sources, with a sustainable, zero-carbon, zero-waste ecology.

This Project is being supported by many organizations including World Wide Fund for Nature, and sustainability group BioRegional. These organizations have considered it as a valid example of one planet living.

In Conclusion, I would like to restate that living in such environment as masdar city might be the beginning to people’s awareness of the need of healthy life. I believe that Abu Dhabi’s contribution, building this city, will help the world and other countries the importance of such new environment.

Conclusion “We will save the planet only if we are forced to”-My Opinion

Our planet earth was formed 4.54 billion years ago, it have went through many different transformations, some good but mostly bad. The earth’s atmosphere has changed, the o-zone layer has been reduced, the co2 usage has been increased and much more that is happening and is affecting the earth.
Most people are not aware of the earth transformation and its effect for our later generations. However, many organizations who are aware of this dilemma are trying hard to post the message of saving our world. Such organizations are like ONE PLANET LIVING.
“We'll save the planet only if we're forced to” is an article that is been written by Johann Hari. He is stating that if people were forced to help the world, then the world will be eventually in a better shape than now.
In conclusion I do believe that people need to be forced, because some believe that people’s concerns for the world cannot be taken into consideration in their everyday routine life.

Cool Cities (SDCJ)

People around the world are being ignorant of the world’s situation. The new inventions, for instance air planes, as much as they are being helpful as much as they are effecting out environment. Foot Print tests that have been done around the world are proving that people’s style of life is affecting the temperature.
Due to the above reasons and more, the Sustainable Urban Development Consortium for Japan and Gulf States Partnership (SDCJ) has found impressive technologies. They mainly focused on transportation and urban development and architecture with a low carbon footprint. This city would then defiantly reduce energy consumption by up to 50% using cutting-edge technologies already tried and tested in Japan and available now. Masdar city n Abu Dhabi, is one of the cities that are sponsoring this Japanese project.
As a conclusion I would like to restate that this project will defiantly help the world to be a better place. However, I wish that the Japanese government will advertise it to more countries, and show them the importance of such project.

Why Would I live in Masdar City?

Masdar City is a planned city in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, it is ben designed by the British architectural firm Foster + Partners. It’s located in east-south-east of the city of Abu Dhabi, beside Abu Dhabi International Airport. This city is expected to rely entirely on solar energy and other renewable energy sources, with a sustainable, zero-carbon, zero-waste ecology.

This Project is being supported by many organizations including World Wide Fund for Nature, and sustainability group BioRegional. These organizations have considered it as a valid example of one planet living.

In Conclusion, I would like to restate that living in such environment as masdar city might be the beginning to people’s awareness of the need of healthy life. I believe that Abu Dhabi’s contribution, building this city, will help the world and other countries the importance of such new environment.

Abu Dhabi; A Cool City?

Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates. It is also an active member of the gulf cooperation council (GCC). The city was planned in the 1970s, and had estimated a number of 600,000; however it has exceeded this number to up to 2,600,000. Many projects are being constructed to help in reducing the pollution and increasing healthy life. For instance Al Tagaa Tower and Masdar City.

Masdar City is a new project that was initiated in 2006. It is being constructed 17 kilometers (11 mi) east-south-east of the city of Abu Dhabi, beside Airport. This city will rely entirely on solar energy and other renewable energy sources, with a sustainable, zero-carbon, zero-waste ecology.
Altagga tower is also a great example of how Abu Dhabi is seeking for a new environment in the city its being built by Germans of 400 meter high.This tower is expected to generate its own electricity. Moreover, the tower is expected to reserve it temperature to 20 degrees, even if the temperature rose to 50 degrees.

Abu Dhabi is one of the cities that are contributing to help the world be a better place, for the future generation. Accepting projects that helps the environment and putting budget towards them proves that UAE national mentality have been improving, and thinking for the future.

One Planet Living

One Planet Living:
There are ten guide principles that people should do, in order to have a healthy and improved planet for us and for the next generations. These are the ten guides and what should be done for them:
· Zero Carbon: Humans increased usage of CO2 is leading to an increase in the temperature. Therefore, we should consider increasing our level of usage for CO2.
· Zero Wastes: Human wastes should be dealt with in a better way, and we should also consider reusing wastes.
· Sustainable Transport: Decrease our usage of transports like cars and air planes, as a matter of fact these uses of transport helps increasing the temperature and pollution.
· Local and Sustainable Materials: unhelpful resources that are used for development for instance the ones that are used for construction helps in increasing damages for our environment; in addition it’s not very beneficial for the community.
· Local and sustainable food: Production of food, which may be very harmful for the human body, by the industrial culture.
· Sustainable water: Due to pollution, fresh water cannot be our main support of water, therefore water need certain steps to be done for in order to drink it.
· Natural Habitats and wildlife: Development lead to the destroying our nature.
· Culture and heritage: Globalization lead to the loss of people’s own heritage, identity and knowledge.
· Equity and fair trade: Poverty is taking place even in the industrialized and world.
· Health and happiness: “Rising wealth and greater health and happiness increasingly diverge, raising questions about the true basis of well-being and contentment “

Critical Thinking

http://www.scribd.com/doc/3233831/Critical-Thinking