Photo: Bob Kusik
Las Tortugas Team 1 has agreed that the following guidelines/goals will warrant a team grade of A:
Website
- Accessible to everyone
- Correctly referenced i.e. display research/literature that justifies our ideas
- User friendly
- Standards compliant
- alternative solutions
- addresses the three objectives and recommendations in a coherent manner
Developing our preserve
Account for/understanding of/incorporation of…
- Definition of a preserve and boundaries of the preserve
- UN Regulations/Rules and other international laws
- Political feasibility of the preserve
Forming by-laws and organizations that delegate power
- Limitations of our design
- Making sure our preserve is realistic
- Consideration of Ecuadorian government
- Cost and who will pay
Environmental sensors
- Climatology and global climate change
- Wildlife
- Topography
- i.e. looking for good spots in the water for buoys
- Environmental impact of the sensors
- Types of sensors
- understanding biological processes
- Ownership of research and data
Tourism
- Capacity of islands to host people – fresh water
- Possibility of relocating residents
- Regulation of tourism
- Transportation
- Waste disposal
- Economy of island
- How our plan will benefit the people
- Quantifying the results
- Medical services, police, government, pets
- City limits/boundaries
- Energy
- Immigration
Team Protocol
- Follow the established group rules
- Meet outside of class more than once per week at convenient locations, especially later in the term
Helene Moorman, '08
hmoorman@mit.edu