rebuilding london mark oglesby max abraham jake goldsmith claire sanders
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Rebuilding LondonRebuilding London
Mark OglesbyMark OglesbyMax AbrahamMax Abraham
Jake GoldsmithJake GoldsmithClaire SandersClaire Sanders
TopographyTopography
• London is located in a large green belt
• It’s landscape is mostly plains with a few hilly expanses
• The River Thames dominates most of the central London landscape
Climate and BiomeClimate and Biome
• London’s climate is temperate, with four distinct seasons.
• It’s temperatures can get as high as 70 degrees in July and as low 40 degrees in January
• London’s biome is dominated by temperate deciduous forest.
LobeliaLobelia
• We chose Lobelia as our plant.
• Lobelia is a common plant that grows through cracks in the cement on the streets and sidewalks of London.
• Lobelia is a resilient, tough plant and those are the traits we want to embody rebuilding our city.
LobeliaLobelia
• We chose Lobelia as our plant.
• Lobelia is a common plant that grows through cracks in the cement on the streets and sidewalks of London.
• Lobelia is a resilient, tough plant and those are the traits we want to embody rebuilding our city.
Peregrine FalconPeregrine Falcon
• The Peregrine Falcon is a species of falcon found commonly around London
• It is a multi-faceted species
• It’s hunting ranges can vary from the Arctic Tundra to the tropics
• As a rebuilt city, we want to be multi faceted and diversified in our city utilities and survival styles.
Food, Energy, WaterFood, Energy, Water
• London will have large protected areas in the city reserved strictly for growing food. London will be self sufficient in it’s food needs.
• London will have vast rain water collection networks as well as using the River Thames’s water supply.
• Our city will install a hydrologic dam on the Thames, as well as solar panels and wind turbines throughout the city.
Waste Waste
• We will enforce strict recycling mandates. The highest possible percentage of recyclable waste will be recycled.
• Excess waste will be burned, and energy from which will go back towards the city’s power grid.
• There will be waste reduction tax incentives that encourage each family to produce less waste and reuse as much as possible
TransportationTransportation
• Electric cars will be strongly encouraged. There will be a limit to gas burning and polluting cars that can be on London’s roads
• There will be vast bus, subway, and street car networks
• All of the city’s public transportation will be electric. Buses and street cars will have solar panels on the top.
Residential and Commercial livingResidential and Commercial living
• Residential and commercial districts will be separated
• Homeowners who also own gardens and are mostly self sufficient in their food needs will receive tax breaks
• Public transportation to people’s places of work will be highly encouraged
Areas for wildlifeAreas for wildlife
• London will have vast interloping networks of protected wildlife areas in the city
• Most city parks will be wild life friendly
• There will be bike and pedestrian paths to central city areas with beautiful wild life reserves to encourage walking instead of using an emissions producing vehicle