My SOA is Nottingham 008A (Lower Layer Super Output Area)[1] My area is becoming more modern. My community is next to hucknall road which has a lot of traffic on it. [2]
when looking for the definition of sustainable communities i fount that it means communities which are planned, built, or modified to promote sustainable living. They tend to focus on enviormental sustainability (including development and agriculture and economic sustanability. Sustainable communities can focus on sustainable urban infrustracture and/or sustainable municuple infrastructure. on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_communities
My area has 604 houseses with 19 which have no residents in them. 40 houses are detached and 396 houses are semi detached. The area in which i live in is a sustainble community in a culture way because has a range of ethnicites with 1,528, 65 white and black carribean, 35 asian british and pakistani and 87 black britsh. [3]
The area where i live is quite sustainable because only 263 people travel to work by car/van, 11 people use a bike, 69 people walk, 104 people use bus/mini bus/coach. [4] this shows some aspects of a sustainable community.
[1] http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=298195&c=NG5+1HS&d=141&e=15&g=395023&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1268851393765&enc=1&dsFamilyId=61
[2] http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1208270
[3]http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=298195&c=NG5+1HS&d=141&e=15&g=395023&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1268857566037&enc=1&dsFamilyId=47
[4] http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=298195&c=NG5+1HS&d=141&e=15&g=395023&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1268857566053&enc=1&dsFamilyId=283
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
What is your attitude concerning people who are not planning to vote in the election? What main concerns do you have that may influence your vote?
The constituency in which i live in is Nottingham north.
My local MP is Graham Allen (labour)
My local council is Nottingham city council.
The polical party that dominates my local council is Labour
My attitued toward people who are not planning to vote in the general election is that like me that we are not motivated enough to want to vote or just cant be bothered. I think that most young people feel that they do not want to vote because it is what older people do. I also think that people who are not planning to vote because they dont have time to because they have to be at work or looking after their families. I dont no have any negaive opinions on people who do not want to vote because i dont think that anyone is worth anything to vote for. My main concerns on what will infulence my vote is how honest the person is and the advertising of them.
However i think it is important for people and myself to register and vote because our choice could affect what is going on in the world.
My local MP is Graham Allen (labour)
My local council is Nottingham city council.
The polical party that dominates my local council is Labour
My attitued toward people who are not planning to vote in the general election is that like me that we are not motivated enough to want to vote or just cant be bothered. I think that most young people feel that they do not want to vote because it is what older people do. I also think that people who are not planning to vote because they dont have time to because they have to be at work or looking after their families. I dont no have any negaive opinions on people who do not want to vote because i dont think that anyone is worth anything to vote for. My main concerns on what will infulence my vote is how honest the person is and the advertising of them.
However i think it is important for people and myself to register and vote because our choice could affect what is going on in the world.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
What do you think? Is Christmas sustainable? How would it all work in a changed world?
I do not think that Christmas is Sustainable because it is a time in the year where when people shop the most and by shopping a lot of plastic bags are being used. There is also all the Christmas decoration that are not very sustainable because and also all the use of paper by the consumption of christmas cards and wrapping paper. All the use of energy resources has a negative impact on the enviorment because of the lights people use as decorations on the tree and on the houses. I think that christmas has become less sustainable as the years go on because we now live in a capitalist society where christmas is more about buying people presents than how it used to be years ago when it was just about the faimly coming together without buying anything.
However it is only once a year so it is not that important that Christmas is not sustainable because it is a happy time of the year where people can treat themselves and each other. Christmas can be sustainable in a changed world because we could change it to make it more eco friendly Christmas by choosing gifts made from recycled sources, re-gifting and give battery free gifts.
This is a link of a webiste which shows how christmas could be more sustainable
http://www.eartheasy.com/give_sustainchristmas.htm
However it is only once a year so it is not that important that Christmas is not sustainable because it is a happy time of the year where people can treat themselves and each other. Christmas can be sustainable in a changed world because we could change it to make it more eco friendly Christmas by choosing gifts made from recycled sources, re-gifting and give battery free gifts.
This is a link of a webiste which shows how christmas could be more sustainable
http://www.eartheasy.com/give_sustainchristmas.htm
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