The Future of housing
Interview
In this interview, I contacted relevant experts in geography, ocean and new energy, and four experts responded to my interview. I have selected and summarized the opinions of three experts from different fields.
Yikang Li was my high school geography teacher. He is a graduate student in the Department of Geography at Qingdao University, and I enjoyed discussing issues about the ocean with him when I was in school. So I got in touch with him this time.
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What do you think is the most important thing we need to do now to face climate change?
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What do you think will be most affected by the rising sea level in people's daily life?
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Do you think there will be a turnaround in the face of rising temperatures?
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What technologies or companies do you think will be better in the future?
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Which regions do you think will be most affected by the warming problem?
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How will the relationship between humans and nature change in a world with rising sea levels?
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How do you see the integration of sustainability with future urban planning?
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Will this have an impact on biodiversity?
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The issue of climate change is certainly a global challenge; what do you think could be done to make people pay more attention or make changes?
Although carbon emissions are an important cause of warming, in fact, even if carbon emissions are now reduced to zero, this will not stop the temperature from continuing to rise.
In future, the development and use of clean energy will be the most important. Although the current energy structure is dominated by oil and coal, the adjustment of the energy structure is inevitable.
Warming is not just a concern for coastal areas or tropical archipelagos; it will affect life on the entire planet. By flooding the land, people from coastal areas will continue to gather inland, and there will be less living space for humans to live. And this will seriously affect the groundwater, and people's domestic water will be a problem. This is something that all human beings should reflect on and make changes.
In fact, climate change has little impact on people's daily lives now, and most people do not focus on things that do not threaten them. This is also related to modern people's thinking. Most of them think that their happiness is the most important, but I think people need to have a real fear of nature and change their thinking to start to pay attention to climate change.
Chong Qin is a marine researcher who graduated from the Ocean University of China and now has an account on Weibo about marine science. I contacted him through Weibo and conducted an interview.
1. What technology do you think will be more protective of the ecological environment?
2. What aspects of people's daily lives do you think will be most affected by sea level rise?
3. what do you think about the connection between people's daily life and marine life in the future?
4. what organisms will be most affected by climate change
5. do transports in the sea pollute the ocean more?
6. How will the relationship between humans and nature change in a world with rising sea levels?
7. will this have an impact on biodiversity?
8. What do you think about the future of environmental protection?
9. in what ways do you think people will continue to protect animals in a future of rising sea levels?
10. The issue of climate change is certainly a global challenge; what do you think could be done to make people pay more attention or make changes?
The global energy structure is dominated by carbon and natural gas. The consumption of these resources is a kind of damage to the environment. Achieving zero pollution to the environment is still difficult to do. Nowadays, clean energy sources are actually unstable and inefficient. But I am optimistic about The Ocean Thermal energy Conversion, which is through the temperature difference between different depths of seawater power generation, even if the technology is not mature.
The biggest impact will be on the animals that live in the polar regions, and they will be the first to lose the place where they live.
In fact, not only are the ships affected; in fact, as long as people’s activities are in the sea will mostly produce pollution to the marine environment, such as the fuel used by ships, people on board may drop plastic bags, excessive fishing and offshore drilling platform.
As sea levels rise, people can no longer ignore the impact of their actions on the environment, which may change some long-standing habits, but from a development perspective, it is inevitable that people will have to change in response to the natural environment. People will have a closer relationship with marine life. Maybe in the future people will walking not dogs but fish or turtles.
Warming is not just about rising sea levels; it will destroy animal habitats, massive coral bleaching, and the disappearance of mangrove forests, which will have an impact on all life on earth.
Sun meng is a woman who works in the company as a researcher of new energy sources. She graduated from the China University of Petroleum and studied New Energy Science and Engineering. I contacted her through my friend.
1. How do you view the current global energy structure problem?
2. How do you think about the problem of unstable power generation in the clean energy industry?
3. How do you think the issue of climate change is related to the development of new energy sources?
4. What is your vision of the combination of clean energy and seawater?
5. what do you think is needed from the government to promote energy restructuring?
6. which industries do you think have a significant impact on climate? What adjustments do they need to make?
7. do you think clean energy will be the main energy source in the future?
8. what technologies do you think will be more ecologically friendly?
9. What is the connection between clean energy and marine life? Is there a significant impact on it?
Nowadays, the world's energy consumption is still dominated by oil, coal and gas, but most countries are starting to increase their share of clean energy. The problem of the unstable and small capacity of clean energy generation has prevented it from being used on a large scale, and there is also the problem of high cost.
Nowadays, clean energy is mostly wind, water and solar energy. For example, solar energy is affected by the weather and cannot generate electricity at night, which makes it impossible to supply electricity. But storing electricity is also the solution, but this leads to another problem - the cost of rising. The government needs to do more to encourage companies to develop and research in this area so that energy can be rationally distributed and better used.
Now that marine renewable energy is being developed and used, I think this kind of device can be considered again for marine life, energy regeneration and protecting biodiversity.
Timeline
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The 1830s
The first Industrial Revolution.
Coal, rail and land clearing have accelerated greenhouse gas emissions while accelerating population growth. Scientists believe that human activity began to have an impact on the climate in the 1830s.
1988
.Many experts point to 1988 as a critical time point because the summer this year was the hottest on record. The hot weather makes the media and the public pay more attention to global warming.
2000
Global Climate Coalition disbanded as many companies grappled with the threat of warming. The issue of climate change is getting more and more attention.
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2003
The Gibbs Aquada is the world's first high-speed amphibian, reaching speeds of over 100 MPH on land and over 30 MPH on water. It has excellent handling and performance on both road and water
2009
The president of the Maldives has opened the world's first underwater conference, calling for help to tackle the threat of sea level rising to the tropical archipelago.
2013
From 1880 to 2013, when all the world's oceans were averaged, sea levels rose at an average rate of 0.06 inches per year.
2019
Two of Tuvalu's nine islands are already on the brink of sinking, engulfed by rising sea levels and coastal erosion. Most of the islands are just three meters above sea level.
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· To reduce the problem of rising sea levels, New York City has restored and raised its seawalls.
2022
· Greenland has lost as much as 6 billion tons of ice
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2030
Black swan incidents
This summer is the hottest one on record. Greenland's glaciers are melting more quickly, and storm surges that no one expected are destroying coastal cities. People are panicking and the global economy is stagnating.
2034
In 2034, as the sea level keeps rising, parts of the coastal cities are under water. People began to develop more suitable products to better adapt to the half sea and half land environment. People are starting to use amphibious vehicles, and more viaducts have been built.
2037
Summer sea ice in the Arctic could disappear as early as 2037. Sea levels would rise by an average of 0.25 to 0.30 meters.
Moving and floating houses in the sea were invented to solve the accommodation problem in coastal areas.
2050
Sea level rise is accelerating and is projected to rise by one foot by 2050, according to new research published on February 15, 2022.
2100
Sea levels could rise 28 to 98 centimeters by 2100, enough to flood many cities along the coast.
Human life is gradually inseparable from the sea, and more convenient houses become their travel tools, which gradually replace the status of cars.
2500
The further rise of sea level again reduced the living space of human beings, and people began to move to higher altitudes with their house .
Insights
The insights obtained through secondary research and interviews.
Brainstorm for scenario
Mind map
Through Mind map, I can think more about the aspects of houses in the future world and the concrete construction scenario.
AEIOU
I was thinking about things related to final insight through AEIOU to clarify further and build the scenario.
Final insight
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What if...
What if by 2050, because of rising sea levels, there is less space for humans to live in, and people use houses that can move as a means of transport?
Final insight
In the future, people's houses will need to face better the problem of rising sea levels caused by climate change and need to take environmental issues into account.
Scenario Visualisation
Mood board
I've been struggling with how to build my scenario, I don't know whether to do it in a horrible direction or a beautiful direction. But in the end, I got a balance in it. In the critical writing, I role-played as a designer from the future, told everyone about a series of problems due to the rising sea level caused by climate change in the future, and then introduced the newly designed project to everyone. And describe the benefits and bright future of owning a floating home to attract readers.
Final outcome
