Uploaded on 2017-06-25 by Andres Pena-Cabra

Based on the stocks and flows analyzed, we can begin to understand the city of Ottawa as two broad spaces with different dynamics: Inner City (inside the green belt) and outer city (outside the greenbelt). The inner city is significantly more densely populated, and most of the commuting trips done towards it are done by transit. The outer city is less dense, with population more scattered and with far less transit ridership. Finally, the inner city appears to attract more immigrants than the outer city, probably because of better accessibility conditions. For future changes, I imagine the inner area of the city becoming more attractive to native population, therefore increasing its density and preventing further sprawl of the urban area beyond the greenbelt, which would prevent the rise of automobile use and the pressure to increase road space for cars rather than other sustainable modes of transportation. If this would happen, native population would interact more with non-native population, opening the possibility (if well handled) of increasing social cohesion and community belonging, as well as reducing the energy demand for personal transportation (because people live closer and use less personal private cars). It would also protect surrounding land, allowing for the preservation of natural ecosystems and for the production of food to meet local needs. IMAGES I wish to clarify that I have taken the maps screenshots from the neighbourhood study-Ottawa web page. This maps are not my produce, but are public information. Therefore, I have authorized the teaching team to use this images in hope that the neighbourhood study-Ottawa will be referenced as the primary source of this information. Links to the source of information have been provided in the attached file.