Goal #11 - Sustainable Design in Urban Communities (Emily Hooper) by Hooper, Emily

Goal #11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

s1777779 — 2025-08-19 15:31:26 UTC

Urbanization and sustainability has always been an interest of mine. I would like to research more in depth about this topic to create more sustainable cities and communities.

UN Definition

s1777779 — 2025-08-19 15:52:41 UTC

When searching the UN's definition and explanation of goal 11, some topics that stuck out to me were sustainable infrastructure, energy consumption, and designated green spaces. I would like to research something in these areas. I believe that it can be applied to many different issues, especially those regarding pollution.

Close The Gap Foundation

s1777779 — 2025-08-20 14:37:38 UTC

The Close The Gap foundation discussed the importance of reducing pollution in goal 11. I am very passionate about this topic and especially enjoyed their point about promoting eco-friendly transportation. Some ways to promote this is by increasing public transport, creating a more walkable city, or promoting biking.

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

s1777779 — 2025-08-20 14:47:03 UTC

When researching what sustainable infrastructure is, I came across the IISD. They help to create sustainable infrastructure and environments. I found their projects interesting as well as their goals. Some things they aim to achieve with their projects is to sustain the natural environment, increase employment, and lower our carbon footprint.

How Unsustainable Designs Affect Us

s1777779 — 2025-08-20 14:58:09 UTC

Something I found important that this video pointed out is that in cities like Houston that use unsustainable materials like concrete, stone, and steel it causes air pollution to stick around us. This affects the health and well-being of the citizens in the city, proving that sustainable design not only improves our environment, but also our health. Just by using other materials for buildings and other infrastructure, it can make an impact on our environment.

The Benefits of Green Spaces

s1777779 — 2025-08-20 15:10:57 UTC

This article discusses the importance of green spaces in urban areas. I enjoyed the author's emphasis on reducing different types of pollution including chemical, noise, and air pollution. The natural environment helps to filter out pollutants and other hazards to the health of the environment. The article also includes the importance of being exposed to plants. Green space promotes physical health and increases society's overall mental well-being.

Including New Technology

s1777779 — 2025-08-20 15:18:22 UTC

What I found interesting about this article is that it points out the importance of including new Technology when creating sustainable infrastructures. Newer technologies like solar panels are more beneficial ways of obtaining energy. Other technologies can help analyze data from the environment around and the people in the area to help determine the best methods of sustainability in an area.

Project Learning Tree

s1777779 — 2025-08-20 15:23:35 UTC

When researching ways to promote the natural environment, I came across Project Learning Tree. This is a program dedicated to educating youth about the natural environment. I believe that it is important to educate future generations about the importance of the environment and its affect on humans. The youth includes our future leaders and by implementing this in their education, it will increase the urgency in society to help this cause

Effects of Urbanization

s1777779 — 2025-08-22 01:17:19 UTC

This article emphasizes the results of urbanization and how it impacts our environment. What I found interesting about this is how it affects humans through both our physical and mental health. The increase of poverty and illness that comes with urbanization puts a toll on both the overall physical and mental health of the community.

Megacities

s1777779 — 2025-08-22 01:25:30 UTC

Megacities are defined as cities with populations over 10 million. This happens because of urbanization attracting many different people looking for opportunities. However, this results in overcrowding which leads to diseases, poverty, and not enough resources available to all citizens. I believe this is an important issue to look at when discussing sustainable cities and communities.

Urbanization in Asia

s1777779 — 2025-08-22 01:37:34 UTC

Asia has many very developed countries, but with that comes urbanization. What this article talks about is how Asia has taken some major impacts from urbanization. Some things pointed out that I found interesting was how it has changed cultural customs, increased inequality, and rising sea levels. Though there are some benefits of urbanization, it does not take away from the fact that these issues are urgent and must be solved.

Taiwan's Air Quality

s1777779 — 2025-08-22 01:40:16 UTC

This news report goes more specific into the country of Taiwan. Taiwan is known for their bad air pollution, but many continue to deny it. This report points out that rather than arguing about the statistics, there is an obvious issue that needs to be solved. Taiwan needs to take further steps in solving their air pollution problem.

Green Infrastructure and its Role in Reducing Pollution

s1777779 — 2025-08-22 01:46:12 UTC

This website goes into the science of how plants play an important role in reducing air pollution. I believe that by understanding why these things are important in our cities, we will have a better understanding of how to implement them in our communities.

Why Biodiversity Matters in Our Environment

s1777779 — 2025-08-22 01:58:38 UTC

This article explains the importance of biodiversity. I found it to be very informative about why we need to preserve the natural environment in cities. Biodiversity is on a constant decline in urban areas, and with that the increase in climate change. To help restore our communities it is important that we foster biodiversity to prevent any further issue regarding this.

Public Transportation in Sustainable Communities.

s1777779 — 2025-08-22 02:04:10 UTC

It is a widely known fact that public transportation helps to reduce pollution, but this article goes deeper into why and how to increase it. I found it interesting reading about other cities' and countries' modes of public transport and how it encouraged in those regions. I also found it interesting about the steps that we must take to help increase public transport in big cities.

Taiwan vs. Climate Change

s1777779 — 2025-08-26 00:09:23 UTC

This article pointed out how Taiwan is not oblivious to the effects of climate change. They have been taking steps to prevent it as much as possible, but it still is not enough. Though there have been some improvements, I believe that with sustainable design they can even further their resistance to climate change.

Taiwan's First Steps Towards a Sustainable Future

s1777779 — 2025-08-26 00:41:55 UTC

I found this building very interesting. They used sustainable energy, environmentally friendly materials, while using a modern look. I think this is a great start to sustainable design in Taiwan and can be expanded across the country.

Using Sustainable Energy Sources

s1777779 — 2025-08-26 00:48:29 UTC

Taiwan mainly relies on fossil fuels, but their economy is heavily in the tech industry. The burning of fossil fuels is getting out of hand and there is an urge to switch to different energy sources. Some things they are currently trying to push for that I believe would be effective are solar power and wind power.

Air Pollution in Taiwan and its Effect on People's Health

s1777779 — 2025-08-26 00:58:02 UTC

I found this article very interesting because it went in depth into how much air pollution is affecting Taiwan's citizens. This article is a call to action about how urgent this situation is and the extent to which it is damaging people's health. I believe that by spreading this, it will also spread awareness to the growing pollution in Taiwan.

Proposed Topic

s1777779 — 2025-08-26 01:02:23 UTC

I think I want to research pollution and global warming in urban areas which must be addressed to reach SDG #11. I will focus on cities in Taiwan and discover ways to implement the natural environment and new sustainable technology into the community through sustainable design. I want to research this because I believe nurturing the natural environment is especially important to stopping climate change and improving people's overall health. I hope that this solution can have a positive impact on this issue.

Research Question #1 (Final)

s1777779 — 2025-08-26 15:48:34 UTC

What ways can urban communities in Taiwan adopt affordable sustainable designs to help reduce air pollution as a result of urbanization?

Research Question #2

s1777779 — 2025-08-26 15:50:40 UTC

How can we implement the natural environment in Taiwan's urban areas to improve the health of both the environment and people?

Research Question #3

s1777779 — 2025-08-26 15:53:35 UTC

How can we include new technologies in architecture in Taiwan urban communities to reduce the effects of pollution and urbanization?

Why Planting Trees Matters - Science Daily

s1777779 — 2025-08-28 15:38:15 UTC

A quote from the article says, "'Though the non-CO2 effects are small, it is good news that they are not warming, which prior studies have indicated is likely.'" I found this quote to be very important to this cause. Though trees may not be the sole solution to global warming, it does have some impact. Even if an impact is small, it is still significant to the issue because it is doing more help than harm.

Habitat for Humanity

s1777779 — 2025-09-04 15:10:57 UTC

Habitat for Humanity is an organization that aims to support SDG goal 11. I found this organization to be very effective in pursuing this goal with actual progress seen. I believe that by working with efforts like these, goal 11 can be obtained faster and productively.

Solution

s1777779 — 2025-09-04 15:13:20 UTC

I believe an effective solution for this issue is to create more green spaces in urban communities through things like parks, ponds, and fields. I believe another solution is to find new inexpensive and eco-friendly materials and technology that we can implement into sustainable designs.