According to the video about the Cool Cities we have watched:
Some problems have been associated with the economic development since the start of the industiral revolution and the video I watched has mentioned three of them:
a) Population growth.
b) Traffic congestion.
c) Carbon emissions.
We humans would need another earth if we do not solve these problems and another earth is something impossible.
The amount we need to decrease the carbon dioxide emitted into the air to live within the capacity of a single earth is by 1 half.
During the last 30 years GDP ( Gross Domestic Product ) has gone up 100 % in Japan while the energy efficiency has increased 37 % and the oil consumption has decreased 8%.
90 percent of carbon dioxide emitted into the air comes from
1-Buildings
2-Transportation
Cool City is an environmental green city that is built by SDCJ, a group of Japanese companies. This Cool City has minimal CO2 emissions.
The three types of transportation that will be used in Cool City are light transit rail/monorail; solar water taxis; hybrid cars.
The three various zones in the city are
1)Business
2)Commercial /Cultural
3)Residential
There are also some techniques that will reduce heat: Waterways; Rooftop membranes; Tree-planting.
The expected CO2 reductions for the two types of buildings Eco towers – 50 %; eco-residences-30%
The overall percentage of reduction of CO2 emissions claimed in the video is 60 %.
How practical/ realistic is the video?
In my opinion living in cool cities is important and UAE should be a part of it since it is hot from the CO2 emmisions and let's not forget that the UAE has the highest carboon footprint in the world. This will require a lot of change in the lifestyle and cultural attitudes.
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Summary
China is the only country where more women commit suicide than men. Around 1.5 million women every year attempt to take their lives and 150 thousand succeed in doing it. In rural areas the suicide rate is higher by three times than cities.
The big issues is marriage, where traditional attitudes still prevail. In many marriages, the marriage is operated like a business deal where the groom’s parents buy the bride and where she is part of the family. In some marriages, like arranged ones, the husband can sense that his wife does not want to stay with him and this leads to arguments and violence.
Many women that attempt suicide each year are attempting to gain dignity so others in the home sense their anger and frustration. Traditional attitudes are hard to change in spite of marriage laws that made arranged marriages and bride-buying illegal.
In rural areas where social security is weak, the sons are always preferred to daughters. Many female foetuses are aborted. According to the official figures 117 boys are born for every 100 baby girls. By 2020, China will be short of women and it will be hard for men to find themselves wives.
An organisation attempts to prevent suicides and provide women with basic support. These groups are limited to a few villages and it’s been a success. There are schools to teach women the skills to build lives themselves.
Advantages; relationships are formed away from parents and young women experience life in a wider way. They are discovering their own potential and own individuality.
World count : 259
4 Main Ideas.
1) 1.5 million Women attempt to take their own lives, and 150,000 succeed in doing so.
2) Many marriages are arranged and operate like business deals in which the groom's parents buy the bride, and she becomes part of their family.
3) Some women attempt suicide as a way of asking for better treatment from their husbands.
4) Social security is weak; sons are preferred to daughters, as only sons will stay in the village to look after elderly parents.
What do you think? What’s your opinion? What do you want to know more?
I think the article was very interesting because it mentioned various things about how women commit suicide and why they are doing it.
In my opinion the writer pretty much talked about all the problems and how they affected the women in China.
What I do want to know more about this article is what are the other countries around this world that are affected by this problem and can it be fixed or not? They pretty much talked about solving it in China but can it be solved in other countries around the world.
China is the only country where more women commit suicide than men. Around 1.5 million women every year attempt to take their lives and 150 thousand succeed in doing it. In rural areas the suicide rate is higher by three times than cities.
The big issues is marriage, where traditional attitudes still prevail. In many marriages, the marriage is operated like a business deal where the groom’s parents buy the bride and where she is part of the family. In some marriages, like arranged ones, the husband can sense that his wife does not want to stay with him and this leads to arguments and violence.
Many women that attempt suicide each year are attempting to gain dignity so others in the home sense their anger and frustration. Traditional attitudes are hard to change in spite of marriage laws that made arranged marriages and bride-buying illegal.
In rural areas where social security is weak, the sons are always preferred to daughters. Many female foetuses are aborted. According to the official figures 117 boys are born for every 100 baby girls. By 2020, China will be short of women and it will be hard for men to find themselves wives.
An organisation attempts to prevent suicides and provide women with basic support. These groups are limited to a few villages and it’s been a success. There are schools to teach women the skills to build lives themselves.
Advantages; relationships are formed away from parents and young women experience life in a wider way. They are discovering their own potential and own individuality.
World count : 259
4 Main Ideas.
1) 1.5 million Women attempt to take their own lives, and 150,000 succeed in doing so.
2) Many marriages are arranged and operate like business deals in which the groom's parents buy the bride, and she becomes part of their family.
3) Some women attempt suicide as a way of asking for better treatment from their husbands.
4) Social security is weak; sons are preferred to daughters, as only sons will stay in the village to look after elderly parents.
What do you think? What’s your opinion? What do you want to know more?
I think the article was very interesting because it mentioned various things about how women commit suicide and why they are doing it.
In my opinion the writer pretty much talked about all the problems and how they affected the women in China.
What I do want to know more about this article is what are the other countries around this world that are affected by this problem and can it be fixed or not? They pretty much talked about solving it in China but can it be solved in other countries around the world.
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