Sustainable Mobility System
Thesis
Thesis
Introduction
(summary)
(summary)
The means of transport have existed throughout history and according to socio-economic parameters, technological and cultural rights have been shaping the urban structure of cities and individuals, today's cities require a system that meets new parameters such as mobility, sustainability, community development, public health and that considers the most economically vulnerable. Based on the observed over 2 years (2008-2010) during the field survey and experiments conducted in March 2010 to gather information for the analysis of the case (to be discussed later) it follows that the mobility system of the city of Leon Guanajuato does not fit in all these parameters of social and ecological consciousness, and does not create social awareness towards the use of the car, the main player in the increased pollution, economic inequality, social bond rupture and responsible for death of 1.26 million people per year according to the letter written by the representatives of the international network "Carfree Towards Car free Cities, 2011."
Case Analysis
The analysis of the case is the result of observation and study of systems and vehicles that facilitate or impede the movement of people around the city of León, Guanajuato and its environmental, social, economic and cultural impact. By this analysis, we identify positive and negative factors of the above systems with greater accuracy to the problems mentioned.
Hypothesis
"An accessible foldable transport system such as the bicycle, developed under sustainable parameters for the appropriate use of materials and workmanship that can be inserted into the urban transport system would help to move faster and to drive environmental awareness and promote exercise."
Research Objectives
The purpose of this research is to investigate in depth on issues of sustainability and social benefit, to make clear that it is of vital importance for the sustainable development of cities to opt for alternative solutions and contribute to the recovery of the streets by automobile monopoly.
The main objective of this research is to develop a foldable and sustainable movility system, developed by virtual three-dimensional modeling programs tested on stress and resistancy based on the materials, design, folding mechanism and ergonomic measures to obtain sufficient information to ensure its proper functioning.
Secondary objectives are focused on gathering information that can be applied in other studies of sustainability and social development. And to identify the manufacturing process and manufacturer to develop physically such mobility system adhering to fold sustainable socio-economic standards proposed in the desk study.
The purpose of this research is to investigate in depth on issues of sustainability and social benefit, to make clear that it is of vital importance for the sustainable development of cities to opt for alternative solutions and contribute to the recovery of the streets by automobile monopoly.
The main objective of this research is to develop a foldable and sustainable movility system, developed by virtual three-dimensional modeling programs tested on stress and resistancy based on the materials, design, folding mechanism and ergonomic measures to obtain sufficient information to ensure its proper functioning.
Secondary objectives are focused on gathering information that can be applied in other studies of sustainability and social development. And to identify the manufacturing process and manufacturer to develop physically such mobility system adhering to fold sustainable socio-economic standards proposed in the desk study.
The automotive industry is one of the most polluting and more resources used. According to the book "The Tyranny of the Automobile", the human cost of progress (Anarres 2006) by Roxana Kreimer, in the manufacture of a vehicle is used an alarming amount of materials: 10% of global production of aluminum, steel 20%, 35% Zinc, 60% rubber and 7% of leather. A new car that comes to market has already consumed 20% of the energy required until its demise. To construct of a single car produces 25 tons of industrial wastes and wastes of all kinds. Without even the pollution they produce, the millions of junk cars are produced each year. (U.S., Japan and Eastern Europe, discarded together 40 million cars per year)
Overall, motor vehicles together build a third of global oil resources.
Overall, motor vehicles together build a third of global oil resources.
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The five core principles of Sustainability by Michael Ben-Eli
Michael Ben-Eli is founder of Sustainability Laboratory, graduated from Architectural Association in London and a doctorate by the Institute of Cybernetics at Brunel University in addition to being a close associate of R. Buckminester Fuller. Ben-Eli developed The Five Core Principles of Sustainability in a quest to identify and revolutionize the foundations of sustainability.
These are set out below:
"Sustainability: A dynamic equilibrium in the processes of interaction between a population and the carrying capacity of an environment such, that the population develops to express its full potential without adversely and irreversibly affecting the carrying capacity of the environment upon which it depends." Michael Ben-Eli
The Material Domain
Underlying Premise: All the physical processes which provide the basis for human existence are subject to the primary laws of thermodynamics -- the First Law, which addresses the fundamental conservation of energy in universe and the Second Law, which stipulates the direction of energy events.These laws prescribe the ultimate limits of possibilities in physical systems and, therefore, underlie the productive potential in the use of resources.
First Principle:
Adopt an appropriate accounting system, fully aligned with the planet´s ecological process and reflecting true, comprehensive biospheric pricing to guide the economy.
The Domain of Life
Underlying Premise: The adaptive success of the human species and its quick propagation almost everywhere on planet earth comes at the continuous expense of many other forms of life. The destruction of individual animals, species, habitats and whole ecosystems, a trend now reaching ominous proportions, is a deep cause for concern.
Third Principle:
Ensure that essential diversity of all forms of life in the biosphere is maintained.
Michael Ben-Eli is founder of Sustainability Laboratory, graduated from Architectural Association in London and a doctorate by the Institute of Cybernetics at Brunel University in addition to being a close associate of R. Buckminester Fuller. Ben-Eli developed The Five Core Principles of Sustainability in a quest to identify and revolutionize the foundations of sustainability.
These are set out below:
"Sustainability: A dynamic equilibrium in the processes of interaction between a population and the carrying capacity of an environment such, that the population develops to express its full potential without adversely and irreversibly affecting the carrying capacity of the environment upon which it depends." Michael Ben-Eli
The Material Domain
Underlying Premise: All the physical processes which provide the basis for human existence are subject to the primary laws of thermodynamics -- the First Law, which addresses the fundamental conservation of energy in universe and the Second Law, which stipulates the direction of energy events.These laws prescribe the ultimate limits of possibilities in physical systems and, therefore, underlie the productive potential in the use of resources.
First Principle:
Contain entropy and ensure that the flow of resources, through and within the economy, is as nearly non-declining as is permitted by physical laws.
The Economic Domain
Underlying Premise: Economies consist of markets where transactions occur and guiding frameworks by which transactions are evaluated and decisions about commitments are made. Often treated as though they reflect an independent, objective reality, such frameworks ultimately represent human constructs, rooted in values, biases and dominant interests and concerns. These latter factors determine adoption of the underlying economic perspective: short term, narrow, linear focus, or long term, comprehensive, eco-sensitive cycles of return.
Second Principle:
Underlying Premise: Economies consist of markets where transactions occur and guiding frameworks by which transactions are evaluated and decisions about commitments are made. Often treated as though they reflect an independent, objective reality, such frameworks ultimately represent human constructs, rooted in values, biases and dominant interests and concerns. These latter factors determine adoption of the underlying economic perspective: short term, narrow, linear focus, or long term, comprehensive, eco-sensitive cycles of return.
Second Principle:
Adopt an appropriate accounting system, fully aligned with the planet´s ecological process and reflecting true, comprehensive biospheric pricing to guide the economy.
The Domain of Life
Underlying Premise: The adaptive success of the human species and its quick propagation almost everywhere on planet earth comes at the continuous expense of many other forms of life. The destruction of individual animals, species, habitats and whole ecosystems, a trend now reaching ominous proportions, is a deep cause for concern.
Third Principle:
Ensure that essential diversity of all forms of life in the biosphere is maintained.
The Social Domain
Underlying Premise: Work of early 20th century scientists, mathematicians, and philosophers of science brought to the fore the fundamental fallibility of human knowledge. This suggests that, in a true ecological fashion,myriad expressions and species of truth should be allowed to coexist without any particular one seeking to aggressively dominate others.
Underlying Premise: Work of early 20th century scientists, mathematicians, and philosophers of science brought to the fore the fundamental fallibility of human knowledge. This suggests that, in a true ecological fashion,myriad expressions and species of truth should be allowed to coexist without any particular one seeking to aggressively dominate others.
Fourth Principle:
Maximize degrees of freedom and potential self-realization of all humans without any individual or group, adversely affecting others.
The Spiritual Domain
Underlying Premise: The human spirit has consistently sought to transcend material, biological, physiological, psychological, and technology limitations. This constant drive for touching a “beyond,” for taking progressively more into the field of vision and integrating an increasingly broader “reality” has a huge practical significance. With its intuitive reach for wholeness and completion, it fuels the development and evolution of individuals and societies alike.
Fifth Principle:
Recognize the seamless, dynamic, continuum of mystery, wisdom, love, energy, and matter that links the outer reaches of the cosmos. With our solar system, our planet and our biosphere including all humans with our internal metabolic systems and their externalized technology extensions- Embody this recognition in a universal ethics for guiding human actions.
Field Study on the use of Transportation
Series of field studies conducted in the month of March 2010 in the city of Leon Guanajuato, on the use of urban transport system, as well as an experiment in bike lanes surveys to define user profiles, and socioeconomic factors such as safety and road environment.
Series of field studies conducted in the month of March 2010 in the city of Leon Guanajuato, on the use of urban transport system, as well as an experiment in bike lanes surveys to define user profiles, and socioeconomic factors such as safety and road environment.
Tiíin xabá lack: conceptual design
Based on the provisions of the proposed framework the concept generated is based on the following key concepts:
Democracy .- affordable and accessible solutions for most people without compromisingthe highest quality.
Community .- Tool to facilitate coexistence and connectivity between users.
Identity .- Proposal representative cultural load.
Honesty .- direct and real solution.
Simplicity and austerity .- Essentiality in design.
Manufacturing Processes .- production under sustainable parameters that drive thenational workforce and using clean equipment.
Materials .- Materials sustainable.
Resistance .- Study of resistance and force structures prototype.
Fold System .- Easy folding system in a minimum number of steps.
Measures .- Study of anthropometric measurements and user-product relationship.
Comfort .- The use of materials in parts direct user-product relationship, such as seat andhandlebars.
Adaptability .- Measures adaptable to different physiognomies.
Demonstrative study
In order to validate the position to support the design developed in this research, tests were applied in specialized software on the folding mechanism and the structure proposed on the basis of the materials defined. This study will allow us to support the proposal on the basis of design, practicality, durability and ergonomics.
In order to validate the position to support the design developed in this research, tests were applied in specialized software on the folding mechanism and the structure proposed on the basis of the materials defined. This study will allow us to support the proposal on the basis of design, practicality, durability and ergonomics.
Conclusions
(summary)
This research was awarded the 2nd. place in the category of Architecture and Design in the 4th Research Contest for Degree Students and Alumni at the University De La Salle Bajio for the summary presented in its early stages, as well as the mobility system designed under the framework above, with experiments, field studies and participation in international conferences, is satisfactory.
The paradigm of transport and mobility remains and will remain a problem in our society unless citizens demand from our leaders, and especially ourselves, change. Retrieve the public space, generate environmental awareness,get back to community before modern communication, restoring a total spiritual worldview of sustainability and be part of a strategy for change will prevail in each of these points raised by various stakeholders in our society.
Research close us to experience while they may occur in our own academic home or within the family, like thousands of miles away and ideologies across the globe. Research is synonymous with learning, to be better and to share.
For my part, this research will complete a stage and start another and although each of these characters will be kept alive through the reading, the learning process and the hard work and disciplinary research, will remain forever in the mind and spirit.
This research was awarded the 2nd. place in the category of Architecture and Design in the 4th Research Contest for Degree Students and Alumni at the University De La Salle Bajio for the summary presented in its early stages, as well as the mobility system designed under the framework above, with experiments, field studies and participation in international conferences, is satisfactory.
The paradigm of transport and mobility remains and will remain a problem in our society unless citizens demand from our leaders, and especially ourselves, change. Retrieve the public space, generate environmental awareness,get back to community before modern communication, restoring a total spiritual worldview of sustainability and be part of a strategy for change will prevail in each of these points raised by various stakeholders in our society.
Research close us to experience while they may occur in our own academic home or within the family, like thousands of miles away and ideologies across the globe. Research is synonymous with learning, to be better and to share.
For my part, this research will complete a stage and start another and although each of these characters will be kept alive through the reading, the learning process and the hard work and disciplinary research, will remain forever in the mind and spirit.
Francisco Flores
