Guatemala, Guatemala City
FC-01x Future Cities (Self-Paced) - Exercise 3: "Factors of Livability"
Uploaded on 2017-01-16 by Salvador Calgua
Top five liveable cities: Masdar Zurich Frankfurt Singapore New York Characteristics of most liveable cities: 1. Provide four basic services: water, food, sanitation, energy. 2. Public transport (in great conditions). Design based on providing different forms of transportation like bicycle, skateboard, one wheel hoveboard or one wheel electric scooter en others. 3. Support sustainable energy companies and design their terms and norms. 4. Social responsability should help and support every single fields, with that cities will provide different kind of opportunities to grow not as individual instead of that citizens will grow as humanity and more responsable. 5. Big companies could provide branch office in small towns. 6. Depeloving countries without corruption. (i'ts a big dream i know, but hope i'ts everything) I live in Guatemala city, of course i'ts a developing country and goverment, municipalities can't follow their own rules and exist a lot of corruption. So this is a big problem for our country and our. But what i love of my country i'ts love and hope, most people are so kind. And also have great ideas and try to live more sustainble and aren't wating for some kind of govermente resolution. Of course we lack of a lot of stuff, like good education, 4 basic sustainable services (water, food, energy and sanitation). The convergence of visualize the future, science, design, art, Physical and mental health could improve our lifestyle and also provide a better lifestyle to all the citizens.