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Content:

1. Introduction

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2. A City- Investigation on Better City Guidelines and Issues

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3. Investigation & Data Collection: Ancient and old cities

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4. Investigation & Data Collection: The present city/cities

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5. Investigation & Data Collection: The future city/cities

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6. Case study on the selected type of the future city

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7. The New “X” City / Or the new name

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8. The Conclusion

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9. References list

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1. Introduction

For our final Elements of Natural and Built Environment assignment, we are appointed

as a mayor of a falling city and are required to come out with a proposal to rebuild a city of our

choice. The choices given are an underground city, an underwater city, a floating on water city,

a city in the air and a city on land next to a river or sea.


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Before preparing the proposal, we are required to investigate and examine ancient and

old cities, present cities and future cities. Besides that, we also need to collect data that will

help us to understand the components and elements of a city. Meanwhile, we must

investigate, collect data and understand the type of city that my group had selected.

After discussing with my team mates, we decided to go with city floating on water. We

had done various researches on internet, books, magazine and encyclopedia on how to build a

sustainable city. These researches had helped us to understand on the importance of building a

sustainable city.

2. The City

2.1 Definition of a city

City is a relatively large and permanent human settlement. The city is a part of our lives

and our language: we might say, "I live in a city" or "I live near a city" or "I am moving to a

city". We know what we mean when we make these statements because we have certain


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ideas about the city: the bright lights, the tall buildings, the traffic jams. For me, a city is a

place where human live and where technologies exist. City is a place where there is more

people. In games, village transform into town because there are too much resident. The

same goes when town is upgraded into a city. City is also a place where it is more

dangerous. At the same time, city is also a place where it involves economy, politics activity.

2.2 Brief history

Early cities developed in a number of regions of the ancient world. Uruk is the world’s first

city. In ancient Greece, beginning in the early 1st millennium BC, there emerged

independent city and states that evolved for the first time the notion if citizenship,

becoming in the process of free

city.

2.3 What makes a city

In my opinion, a city must first have enough people, including residents and

governments. These are some basic elements that a city must have:

- Transportation system

- Education

-Tourism spot

- Utility source

- Security department


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- Different type of building

- City planning

2.4 What makes a good city

A good city is a city full of sustainable features. Besides that , a good city must also

consists of :

-Good transportation system

- High education level

- Places for art and entertainment

- Emphasis the importance of sports complex

- Using renewable energy as power source

- Armed with different security department

- Using low energy consumption electrical appliances

- Discourage the usage of car, encourage the usage of public transport

- Provides many open space

- Promotes walkability within the city

- Good city planning

2.5 What is the future city

It is hard to determine what is a future city as it is different from everyone’s view.

For me, a future city must consist of building made from sustainable approaches

such as green roof, rain water harvest system. Everything used must be either

renewable or recyclable. A future city is a sustainable city. There are already some

country going on the route of future city : a sustainable city.


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3. Investigation & Data Collection:

Ancient Cities – Babylon


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Babylon was at first a small town which had sprung up by the beginning of the 2nd

millennium BC (c. 2000 BC). The town attained independence as a small city state with the

rise of the FirstAmorite Babylonian Dynasty in 1894 BCHistory and all.The city of Babylon,

under King Nebuchadnezzar II, must have been a wonder to the ancient traveler's eyes. "In

addition to its size," wrote Herodotus, a Greek historian in 450 BC, "Babylon surpasses in

splendor any city in the known world."Herodotus claimed the outer walls were 56 miles in

length, 80 feet thick and 320 feet high. Wide enough, he said, to allow two four-horse

chariots to pass each other. The city also had inner walls which were "not so thick as the

first, but hardly less strong." Inside these double walls were fortresses and temples

containing immense statues of

solid gold. Rising above the city

was the famous Tower of Babel,

a temple to the god Marduk,

that seemed to reach to the

heavens.

While archaeological excavations have disputed some of Herodotus's claims (the outer

walls seem to be only 10 miles long and not nearly as high) his narrative does give us a

sense of how awesome the features of the city appeared to those ancients that visited it.

Strangely, however, one of the city's most spectacular sites is not even mentioned by

Herodotus: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient

World.The Hanging Gardens probably did not really "hang" in the sense of being

suspended from cables or ropes. The name comes from an inexact translation of the Greek

word kremastos,or the Latin wordpensilis, which means not just "hanging", but

"overhanging" as in the case of a terrace or balcony.


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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amorite

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City-state


The Greek geographer Strabo, who described the gardens in first century BC, wrote, "It

consists of vaulted terraces raised one above another, and resting upon cube-shaped pillars.

These are hollow and filled with earth to allow trees of the largest size to be planted. The

pillars, the vaults, and terraces are constructed of baked brick and asphalt.""The ascent to the

highest story is by stairs, and at their side are water engines, by means of which persons,

appointed expressly for the purpose, are continually employed in raising water from the

Euphrates into the garden." From this ancient city, I studied that planting trees on roofs is

workable.


Present Cities

PALM ISLANDS, DUBAI

Frequently called the eighth

wonder of the world, the Palm Islands


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of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates are the world's largest artificial islands, each manmade

into the shape of a palm tree.

In Dubai, where tourism is making it one of the fastest growing cities in the world, the

Palm Islands are a popular travel destination. But only one of the three islands - the Palm

Jumeirah, the Palm Jebel Ali and the Palm Deira -- that make up the Palms is open to

visitors.Claiming the title of the largest manmade archipelago in the world, the Palm Islands

can be seen from space. Each of them is shaped like a palm tree, but there are no actual palm

trees there.

According to How Stuff Works, the islands were a brainchild of Sheik Mohammed bin

Rashid al Maktoum, who decided Dubai needed a new role as its oil supply ran out. Sheik

Mohammed teamed up with Dubai-based developer Nakheel Properties to create islands for

the emirate, whose desert climate and short coastline limited tourism development. The

addition of the Palms in fact the coastline of the small emirate by 166 percent, according to

TripGuideDubai. AMEInfo.com reported that state-owned developers Nakheel benefited from

the construction, reporting a profit of $98.6 million in April and May despite global economic

fragility. One of the biggest fears was how waves could accumulate over long distances via

persistent winds and large currents potentially causing severe destruction to the islands.

Luckily, scientists say that the Arabian gulf is the perfect place for such construction because

with a depth of 30 m and a width of 160 m, it is too short and shallow for the creation of

immensely destructive waves.For the palm island, sand fill was sprayed over the surface of the

rising island. Calcareous sand was used for the reclamation.


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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcareous

http://www.ameinfo.com/nakheel-posts-98m-profit-quarter-302331

http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/dubai-palm.htm


Paris, France

With upwards of 12 million

inhabitants, the greater metropolitan

area of Paris is home to almost 19%

of France’s total population (central

Paris counts just under 2.2 million

souls). Since before the Revolution,

Paris has been what urban planners

like to call a ‘hypertrophic city’ – the enlarged ‘head’ of a nation-state’s ‘body’. The urban area

of the next biggest city – Marseilles – is just over a third the size of central Paris.


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http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=359219


As the capital city, Paris is the administrative, business and cultural centre; virtually

everything of importance in the republic starts, finishes or is currently taking place here. The

French have always said ‘Quand Paris

éternue, la France s’en rhume’ (When

Paris sneezes, France catches cold) but

there have been conscious efforts –

going back at least four decades – by

governments to decentralise Paris’

role, and during that time the

population, and thus to a certain extent the city’s authority, has actually shrunk. The pivotal

year was 1968, a watershed not just in France but throughout Western Europe.

Paris has a timeless quality, a condition that can often be deceiving. And while the cobbled

backstreets of Montmartre, the terraced cafés of Montparnasse, the iconic structure of the

Eiffel Tower and the placid waters of the Seine may all have some visitors believing that the city

has been here since time immemorial, that’s hardly the case.

As for the city planning, the reason why I choose Paris to investigate, mainly because of

the uniqueness. As we can see, the

picture next to this passage shows a

building (Paris Arc de Triomphe),

which is connected to 12 avenue.

The centre is covered with massive

huge space for public usage. From

this investigation , I can define that


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public space is very important and I would like to apply that concept for my city , whereas a big

public space is located at the centre of my city.

Spiral Island, Mexico

The first Spiral island was located in a lagoon near Puerto Aventuras , on the Caribbean coast

of Mexico south of Cancún; Sowa began constructing it in 1998. He filled nets with empty

discarded plastic bottles to support a structure of plywood and bamboo, on which he

poured sand and planted numerous plants, including mangroves.[2]The island sported a two-

story house, a solar oven, a self-composting toilet, and three beaches. He used some 250,000

bottles for the 66 feet (20 m) by 54 feet (16 m) structure. The mangroves were planted to

help keep the island cool, and some of them rose up to 15 feet (4.6 m) high.


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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_oven

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiral_Island

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangrove

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plywood

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_(device)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canc%C3%BAn

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Sea

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Aventuras

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Aventuras

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagoon


Almost all of the sand Sowa used for Spiral Island I was taken from the end of the

beach, where it came up against the man-made rock pier on the edge of the canal system

where the Island was tied. Due to the prevailing winds, beach-sand was constantly being piled

up because of the constant motion of the waves and wind. The beach sand was dredged out

using large machinery so that boats could

continue to come through the canal. Since

Sowa gathered 8 to 10 large buckets per

week, the builders of Puerto Aventuras Canal

did not need to dredge it again, as he was

doing it for them.

The island was destroyed by Hurricane

Emily in 2005.[2] The island was washed completely onto the beach in one piece, and a small

proportion of the bags of bottles washed up on the beach away from where it landed. The

roots of the 7-year old, 7 metres (23 ft)-tall mangroves were intertwined through the island's

base and the strong net that was wrapped totally under the whole island helped to keep it

together.

Spiral Island is the name of a floating artificial island built in Mexico by British artist Richart

"Reishee" Sowa. It was destroyed by hurricane Emily in 2005; a replacement, Joyxee Island, has

been open for tours since 2008


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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiral_Island

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Emily_(2005)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Emily_(2005)


SPIRAL ISLAND II A.K.A JOYXEE ISLAND

British eco-pioneer Rishi Sowa began constructing his first Spiral Island in 1998. He used

around 250,000 plastic bottles to build a 66x54ft (20x16m) island which was located in a lagoon

near Puerto Aventuras, on the Caribbean coast of Mexico.Unfortunately, it was completely

destroyed by Hurricane Emily in 2005, but not discouraged, he decided to build a new one:

Spiral Island II!

He began to build his second island in 2007 in the waters of Isla Mujeres, the "Island of

Women", which is apparently a safer place,Like for the first island, he filled nets with empty

discarded plastic bottles to support a structure of plywood and bamboo, on which he poured

sand and planted numerous plants, including mangroves. The new island is about 20 metres (66

ft) in diameter and is set on ‘only’ 100,000 plastic bottles.The new island has beaches, a house,


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two ponds, a solar-powered waterfall and river, and solar panels. He was helped by volunteers

for his project and is still continuing to make improvements to the island.

From this investigation, I can apply how they make the building float concept to my

future city.


Future Cities


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Vancouver, Canada

Consistently performing well in worldwide “livable city” rankings, Vancouver has an

ambitious goal of becoming the “the greenest city in the world” by 2020. They already lead the

world in hydroelectric power—making up 90 percent of its supply—as well as regularly tapping

into renewables like wind, solar, and wave power.

Thanks to mass transit, bike lanes (248 miles worth), ride sharing programs, and

greenways, Vancouver has the lowest per capita carbon emissions of any major city on the

continent.

As part of their 2020 goals, they

aim to decrease emissions an additional 33

percent, while also enacting strict green


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http://vancouver.ca/sustainability/building_green.htm

http://vancouver.ca/sustainability/documents/ghgperpersonglobal2008.pdf

http://talkgreenvancouver.ca/


building codes (all new developments must be carbon neutral) and improving the energy

efficiency of existing structures by 20 percent.

One area where Vancouver could improve is in their use of electric vehicles. The

Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association estimates there are only 20 pure electric vehicles on city

roads. This is largely due to availability, with the Chevy Volt only just released in Canada and

the Nissan Leaf expected later this fall. While there are only 15 charging stations currently

planned, city officials are planning more for the future and expect EVs to accountfor 15

percent of new

vehicle sales in

Vancouver by

2020.

SAN FRANCISCO, U.S.

Atop the ever-shifting throne of green North American cities sits San Francisco, one of the most

densely populated metropolitan areas in the U.S. High marks for air quality, waste

management, and commitment to eco-friendly commuting options continue to separate San

Fran from its counterparts.


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http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/local/article/896387--vancouver-unveils-public-electric-vehicle-charging-station

http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/local/article/896387--vancouver-unveils-public-electric-vehicle-charging-station

http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/seeks+process+convert+greenhouse+emissions+fuel/4760335/story.html

http://vancouver.ca/sustainability/building_green.htm


“Why do we do all this?” former Mayor Gavin Newsom said in a 2008 interview. “Because it’s

the right thing to do. We’re consistently among the top travel destinations in the world. We

think people are attracted to the values of this city.”

The metropolis—which was recently ranked as the number one green city in North America—

recycles 77 percent of its waste, reserves nearly 20 percent of its land to green spaces, and has

more than 497 LEED-certified green building projects.

On the auto front, San Francisco is considered the electric vehicle capital of the U.S., with over

160 public charging stations and plans to install an additional 2,750. An innovative “battery-

swapping” station is also planned for mid-2012 to service a 60-car EV taxi fleet. It’s estimated

that the city will have over 1,000 EVs and 5,000 plug-in hybrid vehicles by the end of 2012.


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http://www.sfenvironment.org/our_sfenvironment/news.html?topic=details&ni=749

http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/san-franciscos-eco-evolution


Oslo, Norway

With more than two-thirds of its municipality covered in protected forest, waterways, and

agriculture land, it’s no surprise that Oslo is one of Europe’s leading sustainable cities.

Examples of pioneering practices include intelligent lighting that adjusts intensity depending on


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traffic conditions and weather, bio-methane from waste to power mass transit and heating,

and an “eco-certification” program that involves all 43,000 employees of the city.

By 2030, Oslo aims to cut carbon emissions by 50 percent—Norway as a whole plans to be

carbon neutral by 2050—and is targeting its transportation sector for the greatest gains.

Car and bike sharing programs are in place (including a hugely successful EV sharing fleet), and

400 charging stations have been installed downtown. Already, over 1,700 EVs grace Oslo’s

roads, all receiving free parking, toll immunity, and access to lanes generally reserved for public

transport.

The city’s heating system is currently powered by 80 percent renewable energy, mainly from

biomass from residual waste. This relationship annually saves the carbon emissions equivalent

to 60,000 vehicles. Within the next decade, Oslo plans on expanding the system to reach 100

percent renewable sources for heating.


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http://inhabitat.com/oslos-all-electric-car-share-program-just-reached-1000-members/


Copenhagen, Denmark

Copenhagen, site of 2009’s climate change talks, is a shining green jewel as Denmark’s capital

city. Like to bike? You’ll be in good company—as more than a third of the city’s 1.2 million

people regularly cycle to work via more

than 217 miles of dedicated bike lanes.

Officials hope to get 50 percent of the

population on two wheels by 2015 by

closing down some major roads to cars

and developing an additional

43 miles of bike lanes.


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https://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/29/by-2015-copenhagen-commuters-may-bike-50-of-the-time/

https://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/29/by-2015-copenhagen-commuters-may-bike-50-of-the-time/



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Besides having the largest wind turbine industry in the world, Denmark also leads in wind

production—supplying roughly 19 percent of the country’s power needs. A new offshore wind

farm planned for 2013 (featuring 111 turbines) will supply an additional four percent.

As part of their goal to be the world’s first carbon neutral capital by 2025, city officials have

instituted a mandatory green roof policy, requiring all new developments to incorporate some

level of vegetation into their building designs. In addition, “pocket parks” (half the size of a soccer

field) are being installed around Copenhagen so that by 2015, 90 percent of all residents will be

able to walk to a green space in less than 15 minutes.

Better yet, just grab your bike.

Vauban, GermanyLovie Tey Yiqing | 0318155 | Group I | FNBE Feb 2014 | Taylor’s University

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http://livingroofs.org/20100522222/world-green-roof-policies/copenhagen-green-roofs.html


The district was planned around green transportation (as with another city known as a global

beacon of green urban planning, Curitiba in southern Brazil), because, besides consumption,

transportation is the hardest ecological impact of development to reduce. While the district

includes streets, cars hardly ever pass through, and car parking is not catered for. Residents

who do own vehicles can park in a community lot on the edge of the district, unsubsidized by

the car-free households.


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Pedestrian and bicycle paths form a highly-connected, efficient, green transportation

network with every home within walking distance of a tram stop, and all schools, businesses,

and shopping centers located within walking distance. “When moving into Vauban, 57% of the

households that previously owned a car decided to let their car go. All in all, 70% of the

inhabitants live without a car in Vauban,” Abellard reports.

A grassed tramway in Vauban.

All buildings must meet minimum low energy consumption standards of 65 kWh/m2a

(i.e., at least half the average German energy standards). Public energy and heat are generated

by a highly efficient woodchip-powered combined heat and power generator connected to a

district heating grid. 42 building units are of the Passivhaus standard, consuming under 15


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kWh/m2a. 100 houses adhere to a “plus-energy” standard, producing more energy than they

use, with surpluses sold back to the city grid and profits split between each household.

Organic household waste is treated with an anaerobic digester. The place contains a unique

ecological sewage system in one pilot project: sucked by vacuum pipes, faeces are transported

into this digester, generating biogas, which is used for cooking. Grey-water is cleaned in biofilm

plants and returned to the water cycle.

Importantly, the project is being monitored using lifecycle and regional material flow

analysis with the GEMIS software. This is the first time that a complete urban neighbourhood

has been analysed with respect to buildings, infrastructure, electricity supply, heat supply,

water and waste, traffic and private consumption with a full life-cycle perspective and using

regional data. The gathering of local data was possible for all areas except private consumption,

for which national average data was used. Through this, the following provisional figures have

been developed:

Energy savings per year: 28 GJ (calculated as "CER", cumulative energy requirements).

Reduction of CO2-equivalents per year: 2100 t.

Reduction of sulphor-dioxide (SO2-) equivalents per year: 4 t.

Saving of mineral resources per year: 1600 t.


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Freiburg, Germany

It's not surprising to learn that Vauban is the greenest area of the greenest city,

Freiburg, in the greenest province, Baden-Württemberg, in Germany. Freiburg, a city of about

220,000 people and 155 km2, is already known as an eco-city with the Green Party having the

strongest presence there of anywhere in the country.

Freiburg's citizens are known for their love of cycling, with over 400 km of cycle paths,

separate bikepaths, and over 9,000 bicycle parking spaces, including “bike and ride” lots at

transit stations. The city has an extensive pedestrianised zone and a tramway network together

with feeder buses. 70% of the population lives within 500 meters of a tram stop, and the trains

appear every 7.5 minutes during rush hours with ticket costs subsidized to encourage use.

Traffic modes in

Freiburg showing

how cycling and


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walking has increased and car use decreased, a trend that is projected to continue into the

future.

Waste levels have been reduced by almost 2/3 since 1988 with waste minimization,

increased recycling (it is very easy to recycle everywhere), anaerobic digestion of organic waste

and the residual waste burnt for energy.

3,800 small privately owned garden allotments for the inhabitants to grow their own

food lie on the outskirts of the city. This number is expected to increase, according to the new

Land Use Plan 2020, the writing of which was done by citizens forming 19 working groups to

discuss potential construction areas and make recommendations to the city council. Local food

is also supplied by farm shops, a farmers' market, a local winery and distillery, beekeeping,

butchers, bakers and plant nursery.

Shops and offices are located on the ground floor of the apartment buildings, allowing

residents easy access, on foot or bicycle, to their daily needs, so that “no supermarkets will be

constructed on green meadows”. Renewable energy production is encouraged with tax credits

from the federal government and subsidies from the regional utility. In June 1995 Freiburg city

council adopted a resolution that it would only permit construction of "low energy buildings"

on municipal land, and

all new buildings must

comply with low energy

specifications.Every

building in Vauban has

solar panels on its roof.


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6. Case study on the selected

type of the future city

FLOATING CITY – A FLOATING ON WATER CITY

Inspiring floating on water city

1.


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A City in the Sky with a Sense of the Sky and Greenery (City in

the Sky: A Residential Zone with 30,000 Inhabitants) An area rising 700-1,000m above the

equator.

Here you find an energy-conserving compact city that is pleasant and peaceful, with no

strong winds and a temperature of about 26-28°C year-round.

City in the Sky

A Waterside Resort with a Sense of the

Ocean and Greenery (Waterside: A

Residential Zone with 10,000 Inhabitants)


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In the oceanfront area, the low-rise townhouses are bases for living. Summer beaches

spread out before your eyes, and the lagoons are teeming with fish and shellfish. Living here

raises the happiness index, not economic indexes.

Waterside

New Industry Incubation Office and Plant Factory (Tower: A Work Zone for 10,000 People)

New business models are born here.

Future businesses that fuse Nature and technology will begin.

Tower


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Human-Scale Distances and Configurations: An Urban Village That Grows Like a Lily Floating on

the Water

A compact village with a walkable radius of 1km is defined as a cell (district).

Cells are added to form modules (cities), which join to form units (countries).

The Technology behind Green Float

We are gathering leading global technologies to do so based on a botanical approach.


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Going Beyond CO2 Reduction to Carbon Negative

To create a city that absorbs CO2 like a plant, we will employ environmental technologies to

achieve a carbon negative system.

Switch to a Compact City and Conversion of

Industrial Structure (CO2 Reduction: About

40%)

Reduce CO2 through more efficient

transportation and distribution resulting

from the shift to a compact city.

Energy Conservation (CO2 Reduction: About 30%)

At 1,000m above the equator, the temperature is around a comfortable 26°C.

n addition, we will adopt the newest next-generation technologies to eliminate fossil

fuel use and increase thermal insulation and facility efficiency.


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Power Generation Using Natural Energy (CO2 Reduction: About 30%)

We will fully employ a range of natural energy sources including space solar power

satellites, ocean thermal energy conversion, waves, wind and solar power.

CO2 Recovery and Ocean Sequestration (CO2 Reduction: About 30%)

The CO2 absorption capacity of the ocean is thought to be orders of magnitude greater

than terrestrial forests. We can expect large-scale CO2 reduction and fixation following a

global agreement.

A Bustling Botanical City Where People Live in a Harmonious Balance with Nature

Terrestrial Forest —Biodiversity through a mixture of forest and farmland —

We will create a space for a thriving diversity of life through a mixture of forest, fields,

waterways, reservoirs and grasslands. In addition, we will place importance on human

contact with Nature including making places where people can experience agriculture.

Marine Forest —Biodiversity in coastal waters—

Around the coastal circumference we will create shallows while maintaining harmony with

natural ecosystems. Together with water purification and enhancing the biodiversity of the

shallows, we place importance on the relationship between natural ecosystems and human

activities such as shellfish and algae harvesting.


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A Futuristic Recycling Society That Learns from the Edo Period.

By converting waste into energy, we can create a city that recycles resources.

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7. The New “X” City / The New

NAME?

OVERDOSE

Why overdose?

The reason why my city is called overdose is to tell my people that the disaster is

finally over. This name is also used to tell people about the specialty of my city,

sustainability. My city is totally surrounded with water. This will give a felling to my

people about the best thing of this city is overdose, where you will not feel like moving

out after staying in it.

I decided to build my city on water because water is the one of the main

source that humans need. The important characteristics that make my city special are

sustainable lifestyle, whereas all the building is either covered with green roof or solar

panel. Besides that, my city will have a solar panel cover as a big roof to protect my city

from any disaster.

As for the special infrastructure in my city, I have a big “ O “ shape building,

named as “ D’ Krissoul” as my residential building. My city will also have some special

agriculture building, which consists of many floors. Plants and fruits are planted on the

leaves and the upper top part will be a rain water harvest system.


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For my water supply, my city will have a water distillation station to distillate all

the sea water, and to provide my residents pure clean water. For more information of

my city, I’ve attached a few photo for my proposal.

Exterior Layout of my city


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The exterior layout of my city is actually covered with transparent solar panel. Where I can receive sunlight and my residents can conclude the time using the movement of sunlight.

The picture above shows how the solar panel of my city works. The third layer of the solar panel is actually mobile, where it is control by the control system of the


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city. This is to allow wind and fresh air from coming in. It will be closed when needed.

The photo in front shows the geometric view of my city.

Zoning of my city


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Transportation system

The Flying Bee RouteThe Flying Bee Bus basically passes all the area of my city. Usage of cars are not allowed. My city mostly promotes walkability.


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Walkability of my city. The residents can basically walk to anywhere they want with the usage of Solar Wheelman.


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Form of my city.From the picture above, it is clearly show that all the roads and alleys of my city are connected.


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Water System.This picture shows how the water in my city move. The water are first distillate from the sea water, they transfer into every corner of the city.The water are first distillate from the sea water, they transfer into every corner of the city.


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Solar WheelmanOther than walking, this device will be the basic transport for my residents. The picture below will show how it works.


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The Flying Bee

The bus station itself is actually a rain water harvest system. Besides that, it also works as a shelter for the residents while waiting for the flying bee to reach.

As for the flying bee, it can fly because two little wind turbine is attached to the bottom. The window of the bus is actually solar panel. For this flying bus to move, it requires solar and wind energy. The solar energy saved will be used to activate the engine. In corporation with the wind turbine, the bus can move smoothly. The bus will reach the every bus station in 5 minutes time. Thus, this will not only decrease the time of waiting but also help the residents to reach their destination as soon as possible.


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This building is my residential area, where there are mini garden in it.


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This is my agriculture tower, where it is a rain water harvest system. As we can see easily, are how the water flow and where the plant should be.

Perspective view of my city


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8. Conclusion


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A future city doesn’t need many cars; instead what it need is how it can last long. A

successful city is a city filled with sustainable approaches.

Through all the research that I had done, I can say that it is really important to keep a

city green and sustainable. We must learn how to make use of the renewable resources

available. To make our earth livable, we must first learn how to make the city livable.

We only have one earth, we should learn how to protect it, not how to destroy it. As the

saying goes, prevention is better than cure.

9. Reference LinksLovie Tey Yiqing | 0318155 | Group I | FNBE Feb 2014 | Taylor’s University

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http://www.ecomagination.com/top-five-most-sustainable-cities-in-the-world

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