Economics And Environment : My Common Future

Architecture was born to serve the essential needs of human life. But architecture is not simply a function, capabilities such as objects, objects. The existence of the same architecture of human life has created the spiritual values​​. Architecture itself has aesthetic value, artistic value is part of the factors. There are small works, with the ancient architecture, over hundreds of years still exist. Many buildings that were built with permanent materials, not too stable structural, mechanical and material in its original meaning; but it still exists, and shine. Because his works contained the great cultural value. In other words, it is the culture of sustainable architecture. Government sustainability "invisible" This has tremendous power, a force without any harm, destruction was, whether natural or man. Conversely, can sustainable building structures, sustainable beauty is destroyed by other factors, such as planning, or administrative guidelines on the management of any construction or it be eliminated by bringing the non-human elements, without the support and consensus of the community.

For too long architecture has been synonymous with creating and building things - new things, and it is time for that narrow scope to be redefined to include the redesigning of already existing structures. In densely populated cities such as New York because of issues such as cost and space availability, the average architect might end up working renovation projects rather than full scale new built projects and this is where adaptive reuse comes into play. Adaptive reuse as defined by Burchell and Listokin is “a process of revitalization that utilize a sequence of simultaneous methods of planning, making inventory, acquiring, managing and reusing surplus of abandoned real estate .” But more than that, adaptive reuse has economical, historical

In modern times, there has become a greater desire from those in the construction industry to work together to create more environmentally sustainable buildings. Clients have an incentive to request more environmentally sustainable buildings to satisfy potential regulations, to cut down on energy costs, and potentially to gain favourable publicity/media. Designers are ever-more encouraged to propose innovative buildings which optimise materials and techniques to ensure greater environmental sustainability in an effort to win contracts. In a planet where resources are diminishing at an exponential rate, and civilization is accepting the detrimental impact contemporary living is having on the

University of Technology, Sydney is university located near the heart of the Sydney City Centre. The establishment of the institution traces back to the 1870s and currently has four campuses with several buildings and facilities within the campuses. UTS currently owns the land and the existing building located at 720 Harris Street Ultimo Sydney. With works commencing around mid to late 2015, UTS plans to take on board and implement sustainability measures by retrofitting optimum sustainable development. With this consideration in mind, UTS however, is uncertain on the aspects they wish to implement as retrofit works which is why they are seeking professional advice to explore sustainable options and better understand the optimum sustainability measures in the development with whole life cycle in mind. This report, outlines a certain sustainable retrofitting option and explores deeply on the criteria it will target, the outcomes and the long term benefits for the building of the university.

Since 1940, the world population has nearly tripled. With this nearly exponential growth in population came a major growth in economic and financial activity that is increasingly more global and complex (Ayres et al., 2013). To compensate for this growth in population and economic and financial activity, the use of natural resources has risen at a similar rate. Although continuous economic growth is the primary goal of an economy, the finite amount of resources constrained by the capabilities of the ecosphere makes continuous exponential economic and population growth impossible. Currently, resources are being extracted and used at an unsustainable rate. This overuse of resources has led to problems such as deforestation, loss of biodiversity, and the depletion of the richest reserves of nonrenewable energy resources (Brown et al., 2014). This problem, if left undiscussed by global economic and environmental policymakers, will lead to immense consequences for current and future generations. The key issue hindering this discussion is the debate on the best strategy to retain a viable level of economic growth while managing environmental sustainability. In other words, what development can be executed to solve the current economic and environmental problems without threatening the capabilities of future generations? Although the specifics of this question are disputed, the general consensus is that in order to maintain sustainable economic growth and a supportive environment,

The role of this profession and the management of new sustainable buildings can manage the alterations to the climatic equilibrium, thus contribute to mitigate and adapt to these shifting conditions.

What we know today as sustainable architectural design began in the early 20th century; born

In order to answer questions about: if green consumption being able to solve environmental problems, if purchasing eco-friendly products as well as green technology is the answer to global environmental degradation, and if capitalism is able to save the environment or not, background information certainly needs to be presented before my personal opinion is contributed.

Many of the new materials have been introduced by the architects and chemists produced artificially at low cost. Today's architecture is the blend of structuralism, formalism, high technology, expressionism and neo expressionism. Fast growing industries and professionalism give birth to modern architecture which is simple less ornamental but maximum people-oriented. Modern architecture is rich in inspiration and abstract ideas behind it. With the increasing complexity in architecture it is further divided into various branches. Environmental hazards are most hot issue today that's why architects are trying to create designs which are environment friendly. Many of the architects gave stress on green building sustainable designs among them Sim Van der Ryn (1960), Ian Mc Harg (1970) UK and Brenda and Robert Vale from UK and New Zea land are most famous. Architects are now designing building which are self-sufficient in all energy demands. Dynamic Towers is the famous modern building which is good example of sustainable architecture which will be powered by water turbines and solar panels to fulfill its energy

The failure to adequately manage and prepare for environmental risks is perhaps the greatest risk humanity has ever faced. No other danger, including that of global warfare, has the ability to terminate life on earth as efficiently, or as thoroughly. According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report 2016, the main environmental threats to the continued existence of mankind are: extreme weather events, failure of climate-change mitigation and adaption, major biodiversity and ecosystem collapse, major natural disasters, and man-made environmental catastrophes (Global Risks Perception Survey 2015). In order to attenuate the danger of these potential disasters, government intervention is needed.

On the day of the fire at the Glasgow School of Art dismayed and unsettled onlookers comprised of students, staff, alumni & the public, Something devastating had happened. Indeed some of our colleagues who attended the school observed a quiet moment of reflection. Its impact was wide reaching. People wept on the street, mourning the loss of the building and with it their memories of the place.

As Goldman Environmental Prize winner Terry Swearingen stated, “we are living on this planet as if we had another one to go to.” In today’s society, the architectural process is beginning to exponentially grow due to the vast need of building construction for evolving communities. However, many architects are massively constructing without truly realizing the side effects of building architecture to the economy or environment. A building plan should not be viewed solely on the physical structure, but also the ecological and ethical impacts that the actual construction can potentially create. Eco architecture is gradually integrating developing sustainable concepts into the architectural world and experts are currently exploring green tactics to fulfill the environmental and economical needs of architecture. The term “green” is coined with eco architecture because the method of construction seeks to minimize harm and disruption to the environment, while promoting energy efficiency and cost reduction through the moderate use of natural materials. With the proper approach, architects could operate with a green technique that could potentially strengthen quality control of construction, improve the efficiency of current architecture, and depress the potential harm towards the economy and environment.

(Darling 2009) New and more sustainable materials can replace the traditional brick facade. (Darling 2009)Also, more efficient window configurations might grab into the question the standard exterior design. (Darling 2009) Even simple ideas of shape and size may adjust to the realities of solar panel application, insulation requirements or interior air circulation. (Darling 2009) Space and materials need to be used more efficiently and this could be achieved by building smaller and more densely house designs. (Darling 2009)

The past few centuries have seen such a drastic change in the world in terms of human activities that it has resulted in an enormously significant change in our planet. For a better understanding, the process which brings all people and communities across the globe come together to experience a progressively universal economic, social and cultural environment is called globalisation. Thus, by definition, the process of globalisation affects everybody throughout the world and also has a significant impact on the environment. As said by James Arvanitakis (Arvanitakis p.166), ‘the issue of the environment and globalisation is the most pressing issue facing the world today’. Globalisation is thought to be a major cause behind change of climate that is experienced currently in the world. However, there are those who support and agree with the notion that climate change actually poses a global risk and those who do not agree with it. The debate on the extent of climate change being a global risk, which is called climate change science, is one that is of high interest for various groups in Australia who either agree with the view or disagree with it for their own reasons and each one has their own arguments regarding the subject.

Economic development can be a major thing for the economic growth and improvement of civilization. Also it can be harmful to the environment. Amongst other industrial process which can cause climate change, polluting the air, water and soil, health issues, death of species, and more. For this term paper I will be expanding the issues on the four movies ”Civil action, Glencore, Erin Brockovich,” Inside Job that was dealing with big business and the chemical release harming communities.