Author : Shimaa El-Sayed Mahmoud Salem
Degree : M.Sc. Architecture
Title: Alexandria Nano City : Science, Innovation and Technology
Abstract
Our biggest challenge in the new
century is to take an idea that seems abstract sustainable development and turn
it into a daily reality for all this world’s people Kofi Annan.Secretary
General United Nations, 2001 Science and technology have helped to achieve
enormous improvement in human welfare, but they have also contributed to
damaging the natural world and human health, and are even threatening long term
human survival. So, how can we ensure that science and technology improve human
welfare rather than undermine it? Various technologies including Information
Technology, Biotechnology, and Nanotechnology have the potential for
significant and dominant global effects. They can produce substantial progress
over the next two decades towards a sustainable human future. Nanotechnology is
a very powerful new approach that will change our industries and our lives. We
have a very small window right now to bring up this technology responsibly and
sustainability. Nanotechnology is also expected to enable new technological
approaches that reduce the environmental footprints of existing technologies in
industrialized countries, or to allow developing countries to harness
nanotechnology in order to address some of their most pressing needs.
Certainly, science and technology, and nanotechnology in particular, cannot
provide “magic bullets” that will solve all sustainability problems. But
nanoscience and nanotechnology may be a critical enabling component of
sustainable development when they are used wisely and when the social context
of their application is considered as shown in (Figure 0-1). Cities are
probably the most complex things that human beings have ever created. They are
the wellsprings of culture, technology, wealth, and power. Throughout most of
human history, we have not been very successful at planning our cities. Unlike
natural ecosystems, our cities have largely been the result of conflict and
adaptation and powerful forces beyond our control. City is the most important
factor in creating sustainable development. The global economic growth is
closely associated with urbanization, and the city is the main engine for
economic growth. But large cities have negative effects on the environment;
they are the main environmental pollutants. We need to learn from past
mistakes, and concurrently look at the possibility of harmful Implications as
we benefit from the applications. Realizing this progress will demand a
threefold effort by the scientific and technological community to work with
governments, international organizations and the private sector to promote a
worldwide transition to sustainability. This thesis consists of three parts, it
is trying to discover whether or not nanocity can be the ideal industrial and
scientific city for the future, and whether or not Alexandria can handle an
industrial and scientific nanocity.
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