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NAME
: HERAT BAKULKUMAR GAUDANI
COURSE
: 602 SUSTAINABILITY CONCEPTS FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING
UCID
: 30221483
LAB
:
2
DATE OF SUBMISSION
: 28/09/2023
EXERCISE 1( G )
Based on the provided parameters, we were able to determine the values of A and T for 8
different countries.
Using population data until 2050, we created a time vs. population graph and observed
that France, Canada, Madagascar, Brazil, and the US are expected to experience a minor
increase in population, while Nigeria and India project a significant increase. China's
population will increase until 2022 before decreasing.
To estimate the values of A and T, we calculated the slope and intercept of the graph,
using the trendline to predict future trends for each country. From these values, we
calculated I and created additional graphs for affluence vs. time, CO2 emission
technology vs. time, and total CO2 emission vs. time.
Our findings indicate that the value of "I" is anticipated to decrease significantly in China
and the US, while India is projected to experience an increase. For the other countries,
total CO2 emissions are expected to remain constant.
However, it is important to keep in mind that this equation is not entirely accurate as it
involves various factors such as population, which is subject to constant change over
time, making predictions challenging.
EXERCISE 2
TABLE:1
Title of the
Project
Affordable, Replicable, and Marketable Net Zero Ready Multiple Unit Residential
Buildings
Total Cost $5,677,320
Location
Southeast Edmonton
Brief
Description
of Project
Objective
The objectives of this project are:
1) Delivering a wide range of housing to the residents according to their budget.
2) Designing houses to reduce carbon emissions and use more renewable energy.
3) To increase construction productivity by delivering projects on time and with superior quality.
4) Decreasing construction schedule.
Expected
Results
The future objectives of this project are to offer:
1) Economical housing alternatives.
2) Reduce overall energy usage, resulting in more reasonable electricity costs for dwellers.
3) Establish welcoming living quarters.
4) Providing a pleasant ambiance for occupants to reside.
5) Creating homes with a minimal environmental footprint.
6) Quieter home with minimal noise from outside.
TABLE 2:
Title Alberta Zero Emissions Truck Electrification Collaboration
Total Cost $9,278,733
Location
Edmonton and Calgary
Brief
Description
of Project
Objective
The objectives of this project are:
1) Setting up the hydrogen fuel station as an alternative for heavy-duty vehicles that will operate in ideal-world conditions.
2) Manufacturing two long-range trucks to test in real-world scenarios and providing the necessary infrastructure for refueling them between CGY and EDM.
3) The tests to be carried out are refueling within 20-45 mins under -30
°C to 30°C considering safe and reliable operation and the ability to provide pure SAE J2719 hydrogen from the station while managing the hydrogen station pumps at all times.
Expected
Results
The aims of this project for the future are to offer:
1) Boost in economy of Canada by producing hydrogen and exporting it.
2) Cheaper, environment friendly and a better alternative form of non-renewable source of fuel.
3) Reducing the carbon footprint on a large scale since freight transportation is one
of the biggest contributors of greenhouse gases in Canada and doing this will reduce the emission of harmful gases into the environment.
4) More employment opportunities for the people in the manufacturing, installation
of pumps, maintenance, and delivery sectors.
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EXERCISE 3
A)
Stressors are environmental factors that put pressure on resources and living beings, while
pathways mean the understanding of this transfer of the stressor into the environment. Stressors
can include habitat loss, fragmentation, water withdrawals and regulations, emissions, seepage,
competition and displacement, and invasive species. Pathways, on the other hand, include
ambient air and air quality, atmospheric deposition, water transport and water quality, and water
quantity. For example, emissions in the atmosphere can contribute to atmospheric deposition and
affect ambient air quality. Water evaporating from oceans and other water bodies gets collected
in the atmosphere and deposited on the land through rainfall. Water quantity is affected by
competition and displacement, while habitat loss, fragmentation, water withdrawals and
regulations, and seepage can disturb water transport and water quality. Thus, stressors and
pathways are interconnected and can impact or help each other.
B)
In the given table there are three types of environmental monitoring: indigenous-based,
collaborative, and participatory. The key element that differentiates these monitoring includes the
participation of the people in each type, for instance, indigenous-led monitoring depends on the
decision of indigenous people who decide, analyze, and implement the monitoring and also
includes scientists, if the need arises, in the project for technical support while in collaborative
monitoring both community and scientists work together from the beginning to the end whereas,
in participatory monitoring, community behaves as a data feeder where scientists take help from
them without involving the people in the research.
References
Past, Present, and Future of a Habitable Earth
. (n.d.). SpringerLink.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2783-6
Canada, N. R. (2022, December 5). Affordable, Replicable, and Marketable Net Zero Ready
Multiple
Unit
Residential
Buildings
.
https://natural-resources.canada.ca/science-and-data/funding-partnerships/funding-
opportunities/current-investments/affordable-replicable-and-marketable-net-zero-ready-multiple-
unit-residential-buildin/22683
Canada, N. R. (2022, March 14). Alberta Zero-Emissions Truck Electrification Collaboration
(AZETEC) Fueling Station
.
https://natural-resources.canada.ca/science-and-data/funding-
partnerships/funding-opportunities/current-investments/alberta-zero-emissions-truck-
electrification-collaboration-azetec-fueling-station/23620
Beausoleil, D., Munkittrick, K., Dubé, M. G., & Wyatt, F. (2021, August 3). Essential
components and pathways for developing Indigenous community‐based monitoring: Examples
from the Canadian oil sands region. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
,
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(2), 407–427. https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.4485
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