Guatemala, Guatemala City
FC-01x Future Cities (Self-Paced) - Exercise 1 : "Making the Invisible - Visible"
Uploaded on 2016-12-28 by Ludwin RodrÃguez
This is the seventh avenue of zone 1, an area known as the civic center of the city, around it are several of the public buildings of the city. Due to the holidays, the traffic is calm, this street is very busy at certain times of the day. VISIBLE INFORMATION: Roads, Cars, Traffic, Traffic lights Pedestrinas, People walking by and crossing the street BRT System called "Transmetro" Buildings and infrastructure INVISIBLE INFORMATION: Level of energy and water consumed by buildings Lever of energy consumed by Lights and traffic lights Level of street lighting in the evenings Level of Air Quality and pollution Amount of public space used by vehicles versus public transportation Number of people using vehicles versus those using BRT or public transportation Periods of time when traffic is heavier MY SELECTION: Level of air quality and pollution. This information is very useful, especially to determine how the environment in the area can affect the health and quality of life of its inhabitants. By being able to know these levels, decisions can be made depending on whether vehicles and buildings can be more environmentally friendly, generate non-motorized mobility spaces, etc., or any other action that serves to make the city more livable, sustainable and environmentally friendly, a city to live.