Author: Nyashia James ABSTRACT: The work from home revolution has existed for some time now. Beginning from the early 19th century. Recently, however, the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed working from home in an impactful manner. How has remote work and telework impacted our carbon emissions? And how beneficial and long lasting are these changes? Source: … Continue reading 10.1 Work: Work from home revolution
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3.11 Dealing with Climate: Jevons Paradox
Jevons Paradox refers to the idea that technological advancements in sustainability or increased efficiency results in increased natural resource consumption, creating a rebound effect. By Rebecca Thompson.
4.6 Carbon: Carbon inequality
To better understand what carbon inequality is, we'll first be looking at what is known as the carbon budget. Then we'll discuss what the issue is with carbon inequality, how it affects the global population both geographically and socio-economically, and why it should inform climate change policies. By Wandia Muchiri
7.16 Design: Fast Furniture
Fast furniture has become one of the most flawed retail practices over the past sixty years. Today, furniture companies reach for cheap disposable materials instead of resilient and sustainable choices. By Megan Friedrich
15.3 Urban Design: Walkability (1)
Author: Meimei Yang ABSTRACT: Walkability is the quantitative and qualitative measure of how friendly an area is to walking, including a multitude of factors ranging from climate change, economy, health, equity and community. Image 1 Source: Designing healthy communities: Testing the walkability model MAIN: By way of the word “Walkability” it should be inherently understood … Continue reading 15.3 Urban Design: Walkability (1)