Cool Cities

Transportation and Building are two of the most obvious ways that contribute to global warming from modern cities. Cool cities are an available solution to get rid of this issue, but I totally disagree with saying that by 2050 most of the people will live in them. In this essay I will prove my opinion with some reasons which support it.

First of all, the most obvious reason is the population growth. For example, the cool city Masdar will be roughly occupied by 50 thousand (Cheung). The population growth is estimated to be around 10 billion in 2050 (World population development). Therefore, to have most of the 10 billion in these cool cities, we will need about 200,000 cool cities which is semi impossible.

The huge cost is the second reason. The cost of Masdar is around $22 billion (Cheung). There are a lot of poor countries around the world, so having cool cities in these countries would be impossible. In addition, putting this budget on other projects which reduce the global warming's contributor and help to evolve the slums is better.

Additionally, lifestyle is the third reason. It’s difficult to change the habit of the humans in a few periods. Humans have been accustomed with some routines for many decades such as driving 4 wheel cars, using air conditioner and using a lot of electricity. As a result it’s very difficult to make them adapt with cool cities.

In conclusion, it is obvious that most people cannot live in a cool city. However, cool cities can give examples of sustainable living. I hope that by the year 2050, everyone will live in more sustainable cool cities.

Bibliography:

Cheung, Philip. "Masdar’s green dream is not for all." Home Page - The National Newspaper. 25 Apr. 2008. 05 May 2009 http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080424/BUSINESS/919451504.

"World population development -." Maps and Graphics at UNEP/GRID-Arendal. Ed. UNEP/GRID-Arendal. 05 May 2009 http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/world_population_development.