It is the first thought to think that Tokyo is an unsustainable city and probably one of the most polluted areas in the world. However, Tokyo is renowned for its forward-thinking environmental conservation.
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Environmental/Sustainability issues in Tokyo?
Many problems in Tokyo relating to pollution, public transport, overcrowding areas and smog. The carrying capacity of Tokyo is just not organised well. One of the major issues that Tokyo is being affected by is its public transport. Tokyo has a "rush hour" where people board on public transport and are pushed by "people pushers" who cram or push people into the train and fit everyone in it! In some cases excessive amounts of energy is used throughout the population.
How will the city reduce traffic congestions and carbon emissions?
Terrence Treashima, Tokyo, said, “In order to reduce traffic congestion authorities are promoting more use of public transportation. They say it is the key in cutting traffic jams is road management.” Masafumi Yukawa, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, said, “in order to ease traffic congestion, we have to increase the road capacities. However, to do so we would need large sums of budget and time. We would need to manage road in the meantime.”
How will they reduce rubbish and get rid of it?
The average person in Tokyo creates 0.3 tonne of waste per year vs an average Perth resident being over eight times that at 2.5tonne per year. They use impressive household separation and recycling, they also have barely any waste because of the widespread use of ‘Waste to Energy’ plants which are sophisticated incinerators that use the heat from burning the waste at a high temperature (800 degrees c) to drive a power plant that exports electricity to where all the power is spread to households and buildings.
How will the city feed itself?
Japan receives import from other countries in order to feed itself, as there is not enough space usually to grow the food because of how many people live in Japan. Without these imports Japan would perish and be no longer an important city.
The 5 aims Tokyo are trying to achieve to become more sustainable are
1. A new approach towards energy use. The target was to shift to a low-CO₂ society, a society where people are able to enjoy a comfortable urban life on minimal use of energy 2. More effective use of renewable energies, such as solar power, to enhance Tokyo’s independence on fossil fuels 3. Reduce the amount of energy, using wind, light and heat naturally, especially in homes. The idea revolves around dynamics between buildings, and the relationship with surrounding nature 4. The development of a greener city, with the low-CO₂ social systems and technologies that generate new urban-style businesses 5. Finally, the 10-Year Project for a Carbon-Minus Tokyo focuses on reducing Tokyo’s 2000 GHG emissions by 25% by 2020
Solutions?
One solution Tokyo is trying to achieve is to direct the population elsewhere. Before starting this plan the government would save some money and increases taxes for 3 years by 5% and notify the public about their plans or I could give a 5% decrease in taxes if Tokyo citizens would move to the extended/new area of Tokyo that would be built due to saved money from the Government. This solution would not only create jobs for the japanese but it will also create spread of the population and reduce the amount of greenhouse gas and congestion.
How will the city provide enough clean water into the future?
Tokyo has a place called ‘Waterworks’ in this place, using high level technology, they have officially secured water for the future. They are ahead of many other places in the world, due to how they think about aspects of living constantly.
Does the city provide enough green spaces?
Even though Tokyo doesn't seem like they would have many spaces to grow plants and trees, many people manage to grow fruit and plants on their balconies and in their backyards, the trees are tightly trimmed around all the wires but they are still there and creating oxygen.