Sustainability Movie Reviews Samples For Students

Vertical Architecture

Describe the difference between buildings categorized as“bicycle chassis" and “hybrid SUV chassis."
While “bicycle chassis” buildings are planned based only on the amount of resources available at the site, the “hybrid SUV chassis” also use technology to power up. The latter are still very efficient and smart buildings.

Out of all possible alternatives, the double façade was chosen for its high impact on sustainability and cost-efficiency.
What design decision was made based on the concept of “hedonistic sustainability”? Instead of asking the user to make a sacrifice for the sake of sustainability, the design team considered ...

The video highlights the activities of the National Public Health Week with the overarching theme being the transformation of the systems in order to achieve a healthy nation. The American Public Health Association organized different themes for the various days of the week (American Public Health Association, 2014). The themes reflected the focus areas and the goals of the association towards the achievement of the Healthy Nation 2030 objectives. Even with the different focus areas, one aspect that transcended all the themes and focus areas was the aspect of sustainability in health care. One of the themes entailed promoting ...

The new city will be carbon neutral because it will use Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) which is powered using solar batteries unlike in the old or conventional cities where cars are powered using oil. The streets of the new city will also be narrow and shaded by modern buildings unlike in the traditional case where streets are wide and not energy efficient.
In addition, the new city’s water needs will be met using 80% of recycled water unlike in the old settings where cities obtain clean water supplies from conventional sources such as rivers.
The new city, can ...

Analysis of John Stossel video: Free Market Medicine

Analysis of John Stossel video: Free Market Medicine

Abstract

John Stossel argues that free market medical care is the solution to America’s healthcare. He is opposed to the government intervention in the provision of medical care which to the citizen seems free but in the long run not sustainable. The paper also evaluates the changes that have been done and those that could be improved to solve some of the healthcare problems. The affordable care act has some insurance companies especially those that specialized in child-only insurance leave the business due to the mandatory requirement to provide cover to ...

T. Boone Pickens is a Texas billionaire who made his money in oil and in corporate takeovers. He is a very vocal proponent of finding an energy plan for the United States (U.S.) to deal with the upcoming shortages in oil, as it is a limited natural resource. He communicates in his TED talk his alarm over the movement of enormous wealth from the U.S. to the OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) nations with oil purchases and the negative impact this has on country security, requiring U.S. military forces to focus on keeping oil shipping lanes open. The central proposition of ...