Question

How are cities like New york city and Boston,Massachusetts relevant to Allentown PA? How can the example of the city from the module 7 urban planning offer ideas for making your hometown more sustainable?

Answer 1

the cities like new york city and boston,Massachusetts are the cities having population over 25,000 population

CITIES CAN BE MADE SUSTAINABLE by adopting following methods

1.Reprogramming spaces : In growing cities, the need for infrastructure can quickly outpace our ability to build it.

New york and others are tackling this head on by repurposing and densifying the use of existing urban land rather than building out and by designing buildings in a way that allows them to switch functions

2.INTERNET OF PIPES

clean, readily available water supplies are a growing concern for growing cities.Efforts to meet future needs include a variety of internet based innovations aimed at managing water challenges such a flood control , rainwater management,supply distribution ,pipe leakage reduction and sanitation management.

3.TWITTER OF TREES

Urban trees help reduce temperature extremes,moderate stormwater surges, sequester carbon and capture nutrients from runoff

4.co-heating,co2 capture

co-generation facilities boost energy efficiency by taking waste heat from electricity generation and using it to heat or cool buildings

for even more benefit, the carbon dioxide generated in the process can be captured and used for horticulture or other application

5.Smart Street Poles

as cities switch from polluting conventional streetlights to led based updates, they have the oppurtunity to connect light poles to from a web of information sensors that can do everything from gather air quality data to monitor traffic and reduce risk of crime