Sustainable Area
Mevan Srishanmugathasan
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October 23rd, 2014
The term sustainable city, or eco-city is primarily used to describe a city designed with the thought of environmental impact, repressed by society dedicated to the minimization of essential inputs of energy, provisions, water, and an assortment of waste outputs which include high temperatures, methane as well as water pollution. In simpler terms sustainable city is often seen as one which inspires economic, environmental and social sustainability through the design of its environment. Through this fieldwork individuals will be able to analyze a explicit area and the sustainability of the vicinity using preset standards based on the 8 indicators
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The goals of urban sustainability are branded under the triple-bottom line, which attends to the organization of three areas, often referred to as profit, people, and planet. The triple bottom line philosophy attributes equal importance to all three areas. Business as well as communities which follow this strategy aim to achieve long term balance between economic, social and environmental sustainability. From an economic standpoint the community does not score well, the reason for this conclusion is based on the indicators public transit, active transit, as well as accessible services. Access to public transit is a vital resource for society today as it is a line of transportation which allows for new comers to visit neighbourhoods and increase density as well as for current members of the community to get to their jobs where they are able to abet the economy. Through poor public transit, mediocre active transit, and docile accessible services this community does not score well on the economic factor of a long-term viable community. From a social view this community scores well based on the indicators density, parking, streetscape, and community/cultural institutions. The social sustainability of this community in terms of reaching a sound urbanized society is on track the reason for this decision is because the community does offer its numerous residers space to park but more importantly a strong streetscape. The streetscape of a community is imperative as streetscapes which are well preserved and offer a positive atmosphere have a propensity to encourage active transportation as well as community connections. Furthermore, the presence of a community institution as minute as it may be is indeed a strong start for this community as it offers an outlet for individuals to meet one another. Lastly the