rebuilding london mark oglesby max abraham jake goldsmith claire sanders

Rebuilding LondonRebuilding London

Mark OglesbyMark OglesbyMax AbrahamMax Abraham

Jake GoldsmithJake GoldsmithClaire SandersClaire Sanders

TopographyTopography

• London is located in a large green belt

• It’s landscape is mostly plains with a few hilly expanses

• The River Thames dominates most of the central London landscape

Climate and BiomeClimate and Biome

• London’s climate is temperate, with four distinct seasons.

• It’s temperatures can get as high as 70 degrees in July and as low 40 degrees in January

• London’s biome is dominated by temperate deciduous forest.

LobeliaLobelia

• We chose Lobelia as our plant.

• Lobelia is a common plant that grows through cracks in the cement on the streets and sidewalks of London.

• Lobelia is a resilient, tough plant and those are the traits we want to embody rebuilding our city.

LobeliaLobelia

• We chose Lobelia as our plant.

• Lobelia is a common plant that grows through cracks in the cement on the streets and sidewalks of London.

• Lobelia is a resilient, tough plant and those are the traits we want to embody rebuilding our city.

Peregrine FalconPeregrine Falcon

• The Peregrine Falcon is a species of falcon found commonly around London

• It is a multi-faceted species

• It’s hunting ranges can vary from the Arctic Tundra to the tropics

• As a rebuilt city, we want to be multi faceted and diversified in our city utilities and survival styles.

Food, Energy, WaterFood, Energy, Water

• London will have large protected areas in the city reserved strictly for growing food. London will be self sufficient in it’s food needs.

• London will have vast rain water collection networks as well as using the River Thames’s water supply.

• Our city will install a hydrologic dam on the Thames, as well as solar panels and wind turbines throughout the city.

Waste Waste

• We will enforce strict recycling mandates. The highest possible percentage of recyclable waste will be recycled.

• Excess waste will be burned, and energy from which will go back towards the city’s power grid.

• There will be waste reduction tax incentives that encourage each family to produce less waste and reuse as much as possible

TransportationTransportation

• Electric cars will be strongly encouraged. There will be a limit to gas burning and polluting cars that can be on London’s roads

• There will be vast bus, subway, and street car networks

• All of the city’s public transportation will be electric. Buses and street cars will have solar panels on the top.

Residential and Commercial livingResidential and Commercial living

• Residential and commercial districts will be separated

• Homeowners who also own gardens and are mostly self sufficient in their food needs will receive tax breaks

• Public transportation to people’s places of work will be highly encouraged

Areas for wildlifeAreas for wildlife

• London will have vast interloping networks of protected wildlife areas in the city

• Most city parks will be wild life friendly

• There will be bike and pedestrian paths to central city areas with beautiful wild life reserves to encourage walking instead of using an emissions producing vehicle