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Barrhaven Case Study

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Unit Challenge Barrhaven is a rapidly growing neighbourhood in the southwest of Ottawa. It is a thriving community and have many residents. A while ago Barrhaven had only one grocery store and a few small shops but after a few years there are 2 shopping centers and a movie theatre. This means Barrhaven has grown a lot which is why it is rapidly going. Here are areas where Barrhaven has grown in. Population: Barrhaven’s population is 17,250 people with an average of 8568.3 people. The male population is around 8545 people and the female population is around 8705 people. The ages of residents from 0-9 is 11.4%,the age of residents from 10-19 is 15.4%,the age of residents from 20-29 is 13.7%,the age of residents from 30-39 11.7%, the age of …show more content…

This is the information of all of the population in Barrhaven and their ages in percents. The population of barrhaven is growing because more and more people are coming to barrhaven. Also many people are getting married and starting families in barrhaven which means they might move into one of the homes in barrhaven. Minto and other home builders are starting to make more and more neighborhoods so these families can move in. Recently Chapman Mills was awarded the most established community in Ottawa. These award proves that home builders are using the land innovatively to help increase Barrhaven’s population. Another way the population is increasing is the number of schools. There are 15 schools in Barrhaven so finding a school near you won’t be a problem. Many schools indicates that the population has increased. Half Moon Bay is a new school that was built because some schools were way to …show more content…

But how can it be more sustainable? The first way is sustaining our environment. Barrhaven is building many different communities so destroying wildlife might happen a bit. The neighborhood behind Cedarview Middle School was before a big green dense forest. Soon when they decided to build more houses the forest had to be cut down which destroys animals’ habitat. For Barrhaven to sustain their environment they have to cut fewer trees and help the animals that lost their homes. Near my house we have a forest with a bike trail. Usually when I bike I see animals like foxes, squirrels and other forest creatures. But when Barrhaven cut a little bit of it down I could see a decrease in the number of animals I’ve seen. One day when I was walking to school a fox ran right in front of me onto the road and almost got hit by a car. This shows that the fox has no clue where his/her home is and is trying to search for it. So if that happens to him that might mean it happens to other animals in a Barrhaven. So Barrhaven lacks in helping animals which is unsustaining our community. To improve this is add more nature sites and trees. By adding more nature sites and trees animals will move in and animals will have a home since we destroy their habitats. We could plant a lot of trees and add a biking path so it attracts tourists meaning spending money to build it will help Barrhaven’s tourism more. We could “push” animals

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