Transcript Ciudad Verde QuikSCience ‘13: Zoo Magnet - Team T.R.E.E. Ciara Berlin Amy Craik Ana Kirk May Nachum Minden Nakamura Jonnah Pangilinan.

Ciudad Verde
QuikSCience ‘13: Zoo Magnet - Team T.R.E.E.
Ciara Berlin
Amy Craik
Ana Kirk
May Nachum
Minden Nakamura
Jonnah Pangilinan
Location
• Multiple locations,
but mainly in
rainforests near
cliffs
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Protects from tsunamis
and earthquakes
• bedrock
• Nice climate
• Good soil quality
• Ground water
aquifer
• Fishing
Food
• Farming
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Rice
Potatoes
Water Spinach
Basic Vegetables
Wheat
Corn
• Sustainable
Fishing
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Example: in Amazon,
the pirarucu
• Livestock
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Pork
Dairy cows
Chickens
• Rice Milk
Sustainable
Farming
• Terracing (alley
cropping)
• Crop rotation
• Agricultural
wetlands
• Polycultures
• Three Sisters
• Corn, beans,
squash
• Alley cropping
• Integrated Pest
Management (IPM)
• Chickens,
ladybugs, etc.
Soil
• Has naturally rich
soil
• Crop rotation with
plants, such as beans
• Drip irrigation to
prevent
salinization/erosion
• Rainforest trees
around most of the
sustainable city resort
that act as
windbreakers.
Water
• Only biodegradable products
• Water-efficient appliances
• Water reclamation with gray
water for irrigation
• Prefer to conserve ground
water than use it
• Bodily waste treated
differently
• Not used for crops
• Wetlands help filter runoff
• Rainwater collection
Energy
• Wind/Tidal
• “Data plan” energy
• Pay more if
residents exceed
quota of energy
given
• Only energy efficient
appliances and light
bulbs
Waste
• Decrease trashcan
sizes and increase the
size of both recycling
and compost bins
• Landfill
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Leachate will be
treated along the
bodily waste
• Free train
transportation if
garbage is limited per
person
• Community compost
pile within city
Air
Pollution
• ZERO combustion
city
• Only electric stoves
and water heaters
• No gas cars
• Because there is no
combustion, little to
no CO2, CO, NOX,
SO2 produced
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NO CFC’S!
• Educational
Recreation
– Guided Hikes
– Zip lining
– Kayaking
• Spa
• Cultural immersion
– Cooking Classes
– Purchase handmade items
from locals
• Low Impact Recreation
– Outdoor Yoga
– Mediation
How is This Ecotourism?
• “Untouched” land
where both tourists
can explore and
wildlife can thrive
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Keystone: Jaguar,
Ocelot,
Chimpanzee, Asian
Elephant, Gorilla,
South American
Tapir
Producers: Prop
and Stilt Roots,
Bromeliads, Drip
Tips
• High fines for
wildlife disturbances
How is This
Ecotourism? (cont.)
• People pay to stay at city to view
beauty of nature
• Natives work within city
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$$ goes to natives
• Tourists must work in
landscaping, etc. to earn reward
points for fun activities
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If they want to participate in
more strenuous activities, they
must work more