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onsdag 13. februar 2013
Our Visit At BIR!!!
Yesterday we visited BIR (bergen area's inter-municipal waste disposal). The trip was wonderful! The people at BIR held very interesting presentations for us. Later we were given helmets and glasses, and they showed us around the building.
tirsdag 6. november 2012
NEW UPDATE
Hello!
We have an update for you!
Today have been working with Åsane, which is a district just outside of Bergen.
We have changed our perspective of the project, and now we have decided only to write about Åsane, instead of all the other districts that we chose earlier, and deepen in this area.
We have divided specific tasks between us, that we are going to focus on:
Madeleine is working with the sustainable development, and how they are working to make Åsane more sustainable.
Peter is working with urbanization and the new city centre in Åsane.
Jonathan is working with political goals, visions and conflicts in Åsane.
Vegard is working with business and working places that comes to Åsane because of the people's needs.
Nanette, Phil and Lukas, we are very excited to meet you, and to work with you in the future!
Hugs from us.
We have an update for you!
Today have been working with Åsane, which is a district just outside of Bergen.
We have changed our perspective of the project, and now we have decided only to write about Åsane, instead of all the other districts that we chose earlier, and deepen in this area.
We have divided specific tasks between us, that we are going to focus on:
Madeleine is working with the sustainable development, and how they are working to make Åsane more sustainable.
Peter is working with urbanization and the new city centre in Åsane.
Jonathan is working with political goals, visions and conflicts in Åsane.
Vegard is working with business and working places that comes to Åsane because of the people's needs.
Nanette, Phil and Lukas, we are very excited to meet you, and to work with you in the future!
Hugs from us.
tirsdag 23. oktober 2012
Electric cars – A part of the city development
The problem of pollution is a huge part of the city development. If we
want change, we have to find a solution by doing something different and new.
How are we going to decrease the polluting levels?
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A possible solution to the pollution problems is the electric cars. Electric
cars are vehicles that are powered by batteries or fuel cells. The motor, in a
battery powered car, is powered by electromagnetic energy produced in the
batteries. The batteries have to be charged regularly to maintain its power.
The other version of electric cars is the ones who uses fuel cells. Fuel
cells produce electricity in a reaction between oxygen and a fuel. The fuel is often hydrogen or
nature gas.
The biggest difference between battery and fuel cell cars is the
recharging the battery has to do. The fuel cells just have to refill fuel.
If Bergen gets better at rewarding people who uses electric cars, the
amount of electric cars will rise drastically. There exist some rewards
already. For example: no registration fee, no toll and free parking at parking
houses run by the municipality.
Another measure that can be done is facilitating the city parts better
for electric cars. We need more charging stations, own driving lane and own
parking places. If these things are done, more people will start using electric
cars.
I believe, electric cars will have an important part in the urban
development in the future. There are so many pro’s about electric cars, it is
weird that not more people uses them.
Here is a list of some positive and negative feature’s about electric:
Positive feature’s
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Negative feature’s
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- Does not pollute
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Charging and refilling of fuel
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- Runs quietly
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- Less room for baggage and passengers
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- Small expenses
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Not as powerful as regular cars
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- Easy to park
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Expensive batteries and limited life-length
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- Less fees
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Does not generate heat to warm up the coupe.
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Fun facts about electric cars:
- The oldest electric
car is older than 180 years.
- A large amount of
the electric cars can be charged from regular sockets in your house.
- George Clooney,
Cameron Diaz, Will Ferrell, Jay Leno and Tom Hanks uses electric cars.
- The fastest electric
car can drive as fast as 230 km/h.
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fredag 19. oktober 2012
Comenius Project - City Development
Greetings fellow Comenius partners,
This group is going deeper into the city development debate. Since all the participants in the project lives in Bergen, we are going to use Bergen as an example, and especially the different city parts in the city.
Participants:
Leader: Jonathan
Secretary: Madeleine
Scheduler: Vegard
Entertainer/Cheer up-consultant: Peter
The issues we focus on are:
What should be sacrificed and what should be prioritized to make the city centre and the new small city centres in Åsane, Arna, Knarvik and Nesttun more environmentally friendly in the future? How to create a balance between economy, "green" innovations and venerable old places and buildings?
This group is going deeper into the city development debate. Since all the participants in the project lives in Bergen, we are going to use Bergen as an example, and especially the different city parts in the city.
Participants:
Leader: Jonathan
Secretary: Madeleine
Scheduler: Vegard
Entertainer/Cheer up-consultant: Peter
The issues we focus on are:
What should be sacrificed and what should be prioritized to make the city centre and the new small city centres in Åsane, Arna, Knarvik and Nesttun more environmentally friendly in the future? How to create a balance between economy, "green" innovations and venerable old places and buildings?
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