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ECOTOPIA

Class 3 Team D

Team Leader: Saurabh Hinduja (2011 B 24)

Team Members: Leena Khiani (2011 A 09)Ajit Yadwadkar (2011 B 26)Bhuvanesh Changrani (2011 B 46)Radhakrishnan B (2011 B 48)


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Ecotopian Vision

ECOTOPIAN vision promotes the developmentand dissemination of scientific research andknowledge at sectors which promote social andenvironmental sustainability, social justice andsolidarity, as well as the growth of a commonconsciousness

This vision is technological skeptic (communityfirst) and has skeptical right(limited resources)

approach Ecotopia is basically The Low-Consumption

Sustainable Vision


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Assumption of Ecotopian Vision

The world view of the "Ecotopia" vision is

technological skepticism and

communitarianism (the community comes

first), and its essential underlying assumptions

are that resources are limited and that

cooperation pays.


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Characteristics of Ecotopian Vision

In Ecotopian society, there are no private automobiles.

Pavement is torn up to grow food in the middle of cities.

Power comes from the sun and the thrills of consumerismare replaced by home-made music, art and games.

Forests are protected and the air and water are clean. Cooperation and community subsume competition and

alienation.

It's not a perfect society, but it is sane and sustainable.

Ecotopia promotes vision of sustainability, equity,efficiency


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Dos

Standards for simple living, reducing, reusing and recycling should be preached and practised

Companies/Individuals Depleting natural capital could be taxed

Countries not enacting ecological laws could be punished

The QLI (Quality of Life Index) can be regarded as the primary measure of national

performance

Fossil fuels should be more expensive, both limiting travel and transport of goods andencouraging the use of renewable alternative energies.

Mass transit, bicycles, and sharing the occasional need for a car can be imbibed in the society

Laws could be enacted for strict new fuel economy standard for cars, which will reduce CO2

emissions

subsidies could be given to companies and homeowners for installing power sources like

wind generators and photovoltaics In Ecotopian vision more emphasis is laid on leisure and towards community

the work week should be shortened

People should be given more time for leisure

Rather than consumption-oriented vacations taken far from home, people should began

to pursue more community activities


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Consequences

Society as a whole will feel more responsible towards the environment we live in

Increased awareness amongst people.

With taxation of depleting natural capital, organisations will find alternatives that are more

sustainable in the long run.

Increased prices of fossil fuels will lead to a great increase in the use of public transport,

giving tremendous boost to this sector. Car pools can also be a huge business opportunity.

Greater community activities will foster relationships and make people come together for a

common cause.

The wind generators and photovoltaics industry will prosper creating job opportunity and

contributing to the economy.

Lesser consumption will lead to a healthier lifestyle. People will age slower and live longer! More leisure time for people will lead to more creative inputs resulting in better, well

thought out business solutions.

It will be a huge boost for fine arts with greater quality of work being showcased.

The overall quality of life will be enriched with people being satisfied.


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Renewable Energy

Solar1.2 x 105 TW at Earth surface

600 TW practical

Biomass5-7 TW grossall cultivatableland not used

for food

HydroelectricGeothermal

Wind

2-4 TW extractable

4.6 TW gross1.6 TW technically feasible0.9 TW economically feasible0.6 TW installed capacity

12 TW gross over landsmall fraction recoverable

Tide/OceanCurrents2 TW gross


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What might have been done


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An unexplored solution for sustainable Urban Planning-Study of traditional rural settlement patterns

Traditionally rural settlements have a very distinctinformal character which is always fresh and delightfulwhich is somehow missing in our contemporary citiesno matter how well it is plan.

Study of rural morphology can be a source ofinspiration for the Urban Planners. It can throw a lighton sustainability principals which can be furtherreplicated in urban setting with required

modifications.


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Better rating system than LEED

At present, it does not address the idea of

embodied energy directly and does not take

into account the cultural heritage associated

with preserving buildings. LEED 2009, which

launched in March of this year, gives much

greater credit than its predecessor to metrics

such as Community Connectivity andAlternative Transportation, both of which

favor existing buildings


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Sustainable lifestyles

Sustainable supply chains

Green Hippocratic Oath

Compulsory Triple Bottom line for allcompanies

Use of Geothermal energy

Compulsory Biodiesel


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Quantifying ecosystem services

Quantifying ecosystem services that is,

measuring, in dollar terms, the value of the

myriad beneficial services that natural

environments perform. An example is theerosion control provided by mangrove forests:

How much would it cost to achieve the same

control by other means


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Consequence of Delayed Investment

begin investment before decline

Net Energy Production

Begin investmentduring decline


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