Our project is slowly taking shape.
we are currently working through the introduction programme on EDX, a platform where lots of universities show their studies.
Further steps are to finish the introduction programme whilst making notes and creating a factsheet about the most important informations. After the introduction programme there is a a bit more enhanced [programme which we will have to work through as well. But for now all we do is make progress work step by step.
So far we have learned about Circular Economy and its four principles, as well as examples for each principle.
- Waste = food
- Build resilience through diversity
- Work with energy from renewable sources (such as the sun)
- We need to think in systems! (only if we think in systems we can enhance society, environment and economy)
Examples of the four principlesMore...
Today I want to contact the Department of the Environment in Zurich.
I also want to find out more about the possibilities to minimise traffic.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of the different solutions.
Mail to the Department of the Environment and continued working on the overview.
in Progress
Last week we asked a team from India if they were interested in collaboration, as our projects deal with similar topics. Today we will see if we have already received an answer from them and if not, we might try again.
We will also continue with research today and gather more information about our topic.
Also, we will try to find an interview partner.
Kamanya & Karishma
Concerning our project about Tiny House living we want to achieve the following today:
- Prepare E-Mails regarding a request for an interview.
- Send out E-Mails to Polyloft and Tiny Vero Swiss (See Post November 4th - Step 2: Research) about a possible interview.
- Finish researching and summarize all found information
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We found good sources on the internet which we want to read through and get an overview. The sources are from the city of zurich.
We are also waiting on an answer from the department of environment in zurich for our interview request, which we sent them last week. Maybe we contact them again because its already a week ago. We will write the questions today and when they agree, send it to them.
I am looking for a cooperation with another team.
My project investigates the traffic situation in the cities and which measures are most useful to minimise CO2 emissions.
There are some starting points which I would like to investigate.
Car free city
Fewer parking spaces or more expensive parking spaces
more bike rentals or even free bikes
severely restrict entry to the city
I would be delighted to work with a motivated team.
11. November 2020
Today we contacted Mr Ueli Nagel to do an interview with us. He is an expert in this field and hopefully he will agree to talk to us.
Also, we started to prepare a survey and the questions for our interview with Mr Nagel.
18. November 2020
We will finish preparing our interview questions and will send them to Mr Nagel. He responded to our request for an interview yesterday and we are thrilled to be able to get answers to our questions from an expert. Also we will email him back and ask him for time and date for our interview meeting via Zoom.
Anabel & Joelle & Sandra
[in progress]
I filled out a contact form and asked the Department of Environment of Zurich to contact me. I briefly explained what I was going to work on
In progress
Hello Together
We are doing a project about city parks and their impact on the city climate. We want to show off how important a city park is for the environment and how many people are using them frequently. It would be really interesting if we could do a collaboration with a team which also does a project on a similar topic.
For our collaboration, we thought that it would be a cool idea when we can compare the numbers and usage of city parks in different countries. So we can see what the population of different cities think about their own city parks.
The city is as quiet as possible and without many vehicles. So that the CO2 emissions can be reduced very much. I hope that the city will become car-free. This would be ideal not only for the climate but also for the well-being of the residents. With this measure, climate change could be drastically slowed down.
My vision: The city is quiet, only electric trams and buses drive through the streets. The electricity that is needed is obtained from sustainable sources. In other words, from solar panels mounted on the roofs of houses. People who come into the city by car have to park their cars in large car parks outside the city. These should be covered. Everything on the roof should be covered with solar panels. The public transport network is well developed so that there are no restrictions if you take public transport into account.
The problem that accompanies this measure is the high financial effort that has to be made.