Website group is mostly from the sensors group. We will not be sending anyone to help work.

Presentors from our group will be decided later.

Efficient Use of Space-

• no report, wasn't here Friday

Transportation-

• few cars, but lots of mopeds
• exchange system: trade in old mopeds and cars for new hybrid, environmentally friendly vehicles
  • need to be viable as vehicles used by villagers: how and where will they get the power for it, can they use it
• hybrids: energy cells, CNG (compressed natural gas), hydrogen, methane
  • a lot of subsidies (so villagers won't have to put in a lot of money)
• nicer roads that will cause less pollution
• need to sterilize boats between islands and mainland to ensure no rats, invasive species, etc. -> regulate

Waste-

• auqeous waste: solaraquatic system is efficient, treatment capacity from 100-20k people -> pure clean water; tested in the US
• collect waste and transport to other places with landfills, but how to transport?
• need waste management, collection people
• collect organic waste (biomass) to be used as fuel for energy
• pre-recycling- already smash cans and such before transportation
• put the factory underground?

Energy:

• solar energy:
  • cheap, flexible solar cells: power efficiency- 16%, cover one house roof and supply power for 1400 homes, very durable
• wind energy:
  • one big windmill per tall building in Alaska
• biomass:
  • save for when no wind nor sun
• educate the natives on conserving power (turn off the lights)

Regulations:

• tourism- need to certify industries to allow to bring tourists, only certain places where can go, certify that tourists are educated on how to be nice
• waste- how to collect, how to make sure no dumping
• trasportation- road rules,
• economy-
  • fishing: individual transferable quotas (in use in New Zealand, etc.), but might lead to black market, control prices
    • also can use aquaculture

Education:

• several schools already on every island, TV already pretty good
• need to teach fishermen, classes for license to fish
• teach farmers how to best farm with least environmental influence
• all citizens need education
• children go to free school and get free lunch
• tourists already educated by travel agencies
• education on limited resources

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This web page created by Jill A. Rowehl

Email the author at jillar@mit.edu

Last Edited on Monday, 15-Nov-2004