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- 1. Cities of the future: More innovative and sustainable How cities will be in the future benefitting the world by reducing its emission and its global disparities as international funds will help economically even poorer cities in their modernisation. Image source: http://www.esriuk.com/~/medi a/Images/Content/Software/cit yengine/Main-1-Building- Flexible.jpg
- 3. Rotating Skyscrapers: How will these be more environmentally friendly?: - each floor can both locate towards the sunrise and the sunset, and generally set towards sunshine. This will help reducing the use of artificial light and excessive consumption of energy as every floor is receiving natural light during day-time. A computer will give one day of natural light to each side. This will means that every apartment will have a quarter of a month of natural sunlight. Exposing to the sun will also allow the solar panels to recharge. Therefore the energy gained through solar panels will be used by each apartment when not facing the sun. How will these be more innovative?: - each floor of these buildings is able to rotate for 360°. This will allow every floor to have a full view just by clicking some buttons. Solar panels ‘will be applied on each window. All these buildings will be supported by earthquake- resistant foundations in order to resist to environmental hazards. Skyscrapers are tall therefore allows many apartments in different sizes, more apartment sizes in the same building will make some houses more affordable. Image source: https://www.hospitalitynet.org/picture/153081303.jpg
- 5. Building to building indoor bridges: How will these be more innovative? - As previously stated, every city will enhance the construction of skyscrapers, thus these indoor sky bridges will allow moving between one place and another. They will allow people to move with all climate conditions and get everywhere in time instead of being stuck in traffic congestions, common in every megalopolis. These “corridors” are safer and reduce the number of deaths per year due to car accidents. In addition, this is faster than simply walking because they are located over rivers, other buildings and where roads are not direct. All the pavements will be moving in both directions, a solution to make transport faster even when carrying heavy items as they can just be laid down on the electric pavement. How will these be more environmentally friendly? -these bridges will reduce the use of vehicles like cars and scooter by making people get to places faster and safer with every climatic conditions. With a decrease in the utilizations of fuel-engine vehicles there will be a reduction in CO2 emissions, therefore cities will be more sustainable and cleaner. This reduction in pollution will also have a positive impact on people’s life expectancy as the air their breathe is cleaner. Image source: https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5011/61 14/28ba/0d70/4200/05be/large_jpg/stringio.jpg?1 414471191
- 6. Flying Cars Image source: https://images.golos.io/DQmQY1MrCpQQdFXLFMpnz9H3SoJ1 LgK6A3ih23xgMM9rq4K/mc1.jpeg How will these be more innovative? - these flying and easy to drive vehicles are completely powered by sustainable energy. These will allow people to get to places faster and without losing time because of traffic. They can even be used for longer journeys. These vehicles can even be used for deliveries allowing 1-day deliveries. They are going to have solar panels that will allow quick charge even while moving. How will these be more sustainable? - as they are electric and not using non-renewable energy sources they are more sustainable than cars. Solar panels will allow not only a constant charge but also a more sustainable one. Due to these vehicles the demand for oil will decrease as its extraction. This would lead to safer and greener cities with lower pollution. Because of the lower demand and lower extraction oil spills and disasters percentage will reduce, avoiding big pollution impacts in oceans.
- 8. Education through technology: Image source: https://cdn-images- 1.medium.com/max/1024/1*aR1lsCzAHW2bey88va9vOw.jpe g How will this be more innovative? - technology will be used to in education more effectively. Devices to be used since early ages through games and apps and it will allow young children to be prepared for school. Technology will allow students to follow class online through videos and review lessons with pause and play in order to take more notes. Using technology in education in cities all over the world will help to reduce development and economic disparities. Disparities will be reduced as people in Less Economically developed country can easily access high quality of education through technology and modern devices. How will this be more sustainable? - the save of money because less aid for education sent to developing countries and less governments funds towards education can help governments saving a money. The money saved can be re- invested in the pollution clean- up of cities and the transformation to sustainable and environmentally friendly cities. In addition, this would prevent deforestation in many areas of the world as less trees are needed if less paper is required in printing books.