Urban Environmental Accords - (5/15 - 5/19)

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Summary:

     The urban environmental accords are a set of twenty-one rules that aim to protect the environment, public space, and the health of an urban civilization. The first set of accords lists a set of rules that are intended to reduce energy consumption and introduce renewable energy as an energy source. By reducing the amount of energy being used and having a bit of renewable energy, this reduces air pollution. The next set of rules requires that there must be zero waste in landfills and no harmful substances/products, which reduces the amount of methane going into the atmosphere, decreasing the rate of global warming and making the air quality better. The third, fourth and sixth set of rules ensures that all residents of/and an urban space are healthy. The fifth set reduces the amount of individual vehicles being used, thus reducing the amount of emissions being sent into the air. The final set of rules guarantees accessible water for everyone in the urban space. All these rules ensure that the environment is preserved and the people are healthy and productive.

SP8 - Communicating Information:

     This week I communicated information through the form of a ThingLink, which is an interactive image. The subject that I publicly communicated is how my urban village complies with three environmental accords. I persuasively showed how my urban village complied with the three urban village accords by referencing the furnishings report often and then explaining how the furniture is environmentally friendly (furniture such as solar panels, drinking fountains, etc.). Along with the explanation, I added a brief description of what the accord was, to make sure that people knew what I was talking about. The final thing (unimportant yet relevant) I added was an image to support the rule and my claim.

XCC - Stability and Change:

     The subject that relates to stability and change this week is the environment. The environment has been changing constantly but has changed more frequently since the industrial revolution due to the fact that many sources of energy had emerged and polluted the air and the increase of demand of resources has caused forests to disappear. So the environment is constantly changing due to human activity. It is impossible to make it completely stable, because there will always be a need to resources and buildings to pollute the air. However, it is possible to make the constant changing of the environment close to stable by recycling resources. That would mean that there would be a less demand of resources, which means that sources of resources could remain. Renewable energy is also a way of helping the environment, as it reduces pollution in general.