Atlas Ambiental Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires, ubicada en el sur del continente americano, es una de las grandes metrópolis del mundo. A su vez, sus 12 millones de habitantes representan a casi una tercera parte de la población de la Argentina.

La diversidad y complejidad de este tipo de estructuras, se han puesto de manifiesto en todo el mundo. Es por ello que el estudio de su configuración, dinámica y sustentabilidad es un tema prioritario de la Agenda 21.

La elaboración del AABA, apunta a expresar la dinámica ambiental entendida como un sistema complejo de interacciones entre los componentes naturales y antrópicos.

Esto requiere un arduo trabajo interdisciplinario, cuyos objetivos son:
· Sentar las bases de un conocimiento amplio y calificado sobre los principales rasgos ambientales de la ciudad, superando la habitual fragmentación con que generalmente se estudian y consideran las dimensiones naturales y construidas que constituyen los componentes esenciales del ambiente urbano.
· Concurrir a que dicho conocimiento contribuya a promover una planificación y gestión ambiental integrada que recupere la unicidad del fenómeno metropolitano, independientemente de la multiplicidad jurisdiccional sobre la que se extiende.
· Constituir un documento de consulta actualizado que sintetice los conocimientos académicos y los organice y presente en forma clara, de manera de que puedan ser comprendidos y utilizados por el conjunto de la sociedad (técnicos, estudiantes, profesores, gestores, empresarios, etc.).
· Identificar los aspectos que definen la singularidad de la región, los riesgos a que está expuesta, así como sus potencialidades de desarrollo.

Para el logro de estos objetivos es que se utilizan tecnologías geomáticas y recursos de multimedia, dirigidos al reconocimiento de las relaciones espaciales y a su más clara expresión y fácil comprensión.

El Atlas Ambiental de Buenos Aires puede ser abordado de tres formas diferentes y complementarias en función de las necesidades y preferencias del usuario: por Unidades de Paisaje, por Unidades Temáticas o a través del uso de Mapas Interactivos, tal como se presenta a partir de la página de Inicio.

www.atlasdebuenosaires.gov.ar

10:10

An ambitious project to unite every sector of society behind one simple idea: cutting our carbon by 10% a year starting now...

10:10 was initially launched as a UK project on 1 September 2009, but on that very first day we received an email from Malaysia: "Hi! I'd love to start 10:10 here. What do I do?".

Over 100 enquiries followed in the next few months, until we finally admitted we had to go global.

10:10 is now active in dozens of countries around the world.

www.1010global.org

W+W Roca

Formas delicadas y tecnología innovadora por fin se combinan en beneficio del avance sostenible. La nueva W+W es la suma de elementos indispensables para ahorrar agua y espacio. Porque su sistema renovador filtra el agua del lavamanos para reutilizarla en la descarga de la cisterna. Y porque su diseño exclusivo en forma de “L” sintetiza en un único cuerpo lo que hasta hoy era impensable, consiguiendo libertad de movimientos. Un cruce de caminos entre sofisticación y amor al planeta.

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Delicate lines and innovative technology finally come together in the cause of sustainable progress. The new W+W is the sum of its indispensible parts for saving water and space. Its refill system filters the basin's water for reuse in the flush cistern. And because its exclusive L-shaped design forms a previously-unthinkable single body, it provides great freedom of movement. A matchless fusion of sophistication and love for the planet.

Roca Website: Español ~ English

The Cooper Union Institute for Sustainable Design

The Cooper Union Institute for Sustainable Design was created in the Spring of 2009 with initial funding from The Jack Rudin Foundation. The Institute seeks to provide the greater Cooper Union community—architects, engineers and artists—with the cross-disciplinary knowledge and skills that are necessary to create a sustainable society. We define a “sustainable society” as one that prospers because its economy, social practices, physical infrastructure and engineering systems all work in harmony with the ecological dynamics and resource limitations of the earth. The Institute engages in a mutually enlightening dialogue with larger intellectual and civic communities in order to foster a greater understanding of sustainability principles and practices throughout our society.

cooper.edu/isd

Zeitgeist: Moving Forward

Mirá el documental en / Watch it @:

www.zeitgeistmovie.com

Zeitgeist: Moving Forward [2011] by director Peter Joseph is a 162 minute film work which continues what the prior two films of the Zeitgeist Film Series started: a critical look at the “Zeitgeist” or ‘Spirit /Awareness of the Time’. A prominent underlying thesis of the Film Series is that a great many notions, beliefs and practices currently engaged in today and assumed as “presupposed”, “given” or seemingly empirical to our societal approaches and values are not only intellectually/historically incorrect but highly detrimental to our personal and social progress and sustainability.

Zeitgeist: Moving Forward focuses on the very fabric of the social order: Monetary-Market Economics. While the majority of the world today have slowly come to see some basic flaws in the economic system we share, as large scale debt defaults, inflation, industrial pollution, resource depletion, rising cancer rates and other signposts emerge to bring the concern into the realm of “public health” overall, very few however consider the economic paradigm as a whole as the source. The tendency is to demand reform in one area or another, avoiding the possibility that perhaps the entire system is intrinsically flawed at the foundational level. ZMF presents the case that it is, indeed, the very foundational mechanics of this system that generates the patterns of behavior and unsustainable methods of conduct that are leading to the vast spectrum of detrimental consequences both personal, social, and environmental and the longer they go on, the worse things will become.

For example, here are four of the more dominant points with respect to the current system:

-The Market System is based on “Cyclical Consumption” and in order for society to continue it’s economic operation through “labor” as the basic starting point there must be perpetual turnover of goods and services and the rate of this turnover cannot be inhibited beyond a certain level. The consequence is that strategic conservation and efficiency (the true measures of the quality of an “economy”) in the ecological, technological and hence/scientific sense become detrimental factors to perpetuating the artificial need for Cyclical Consumption. In other words the less efficient the goods and services produced, the more eventual demand and the more turnover will occur in general to meet those needs. This is the exact opposite of what logic demands for a true economic system, which would need to be based on preservation and maximum sustainability/strategic longevity. The reduction of consumption and waste is a central need for ongoing human survival on a finite planet. We live in an “anti-economy,” in fact.

-Similar to the above, the Market System’s use of the immutable “Cost Efficiency” strategy denies the possibility that the most strategically advanced goods are created and hence we exist in a constant state of “efficiency/cultural lag.” It is simply impossible in a competitive system to make the strategic best and the result is excessive waste on many levels - from the waste of labor, to the waste of energy, to the waste of materials. Invention and application is a technical/scientific process and the Market System is simply an interference, which degrades the quality of goods and services.

-The Debt Based Monetary System operates by “pyramiding” money to cover outstanding debts; hence inflation and bankruptcy is a natural byproduct as money is constantly scarce in proportion to the debt outstanding at all times. The end result is always deficiency and hence social deprivation in some demographic or region. Balance is impossible for there is never enough money in circulation to cover the interest charges imposed on the currency created. This creates a spectrum of ongoing deficiency, which moves like a cancer between individuals, families, cities, states and countries. This deprivation is truly detrimental to our public health as it guarantees that some win and some lose over time. The word “inhumane” is an understatement and this debt phenomenon is like a cruel social experiment.

-There is no Physical Referent for decision-making processes in the Market System and this creates a vast, wasteful inefficiency with respect to the resources/materials/designs to be used and the goods created. “Price Efficiency,” which is often thought of a means of organization that ostensibly “accounts” for resource management (for example, if a resource goes scarce the price rises to offset demand) is a completely decoupled, unscientific notion with no basis in the physical world; hence neglecting the concept of “technical efficiency,” which is the true ecological/economic measure. In other words, we should not be making things based upon what we can “afford.” This is an artificial measure based on nothing tangible. It is based on a decoupled "game" and nothing more. We should be making things based on what the scientific method teaches us as to the best means to manage our conduct.

Moreover, unlike the prior films of the series, this film lends more direct support to the data sets of both The Zeitgeist Movement and The Venus Project as Activist and Sustainability organizations respectively. Please visit thevenusproject.com and thezeitgeistmovement.com to learn more about these issues and how to help bring the world back in line with nature.

Un Litro de Luz!

¡Y se hizo la luz! No hizo falta un proyecto complejo de tendido eléctrico, ni quemar miles de litros de combustible. Una simple idea ha permitido atrapar la potencia del Sol en una botella para alumbrar las desvencijadas y oscuras viviendas de una comunidad humilde en Filipinas.

La lámpara no es más que una botella transparente de plástico rellena con agua purificada y lavandina, que se inserta en orificios abiertos en los techos para aprovechar la luz exterior durante el día.

El efecto es sorprendente. Los rayos del Sol viajan a través del envase y la mezcla genera una refracción brillante de 360 grados, que ilumina cualquier habitación con la misma intensidad de una bombita eléctrica de 55 watts, a un costo de 2 a 5 dólares.

La idea forma parte del proyecto "Un litro de luz" de la organización MyShelter Foundation Inc., que tiene la ambiciosa meta de llevar luz a un millón de hogares filipinos en 2012, en un país donde el alto costo de la electricidad es una de las principales preocupaciones.

Con el uso de energía 100 por ciento renovable y materiales de fácil adquisición, la inicitiva mejora la calidad de vida y alivia el bolsillo de los filipinos, cuyos ingresos generalmente no sobrepasan los 18 dólares al mes.

El procedimiento es sencillo y no requiere mucho entrenamiento. Se llena la botella transparente de 1,5 litros con agua purificada y se agregan tres cucharadas de lavandina. Luego se sella la tapa herméticamente. La lavandina evita el desarrollo del moho en la solución, que puede durar hasta 5 años, mientras el agua destilada o purificada aporta mayor claridad.

Una vez preparada la mezcla, se hace un orificio en una lámina de zinc o fibra de vidrio, donde se inserta la botella hasta la mitad. A continuación se perfora un agujero similar en el techo de la casa y se ajusta con firmeza el artefacto, teniendo como tope la pequeña lámina. Finalmente se aplica un sellador potente para evitar filtraciones. Este es el resultado:

La bombita solar es una innovación de los estudiantes del Instituto Tecnológico de Massachusetts (MIT), en EE.UU., y se basa en los principios de Tecnologías Apropiadas --"un concepto que provee tecnología simple y fácilmente replicable para satisfacer las necesidades básicas de las comunidades en desarrollo". Hasta el momento ha traído beneficios a vecindarios de Brasil, México y Filipinas.

El proyecto ha despertado gran interés en la red por su originalidad e impacto social. Para conocer más detalles, hacer donaciones o registrarse como voluntario, puedes visitarhttp://www.aliteroflight.org/, o las páginas de la organización en Facebook, YouTube o Twitter.

(Fotos cortesía de MyShelter Foundation Inc.)

isanglitrongliwanag.org

Velantropa

Velatropa es un Parque Natural y un Centro Experimental Interdisciplinarioubi­cado en el pre­dio de Ciudad Universitaria (UBA) en Capital Federal. Es un cen­tro de desa­rro­llo de for­mas alter­na­ti­vas para enca­rar nues­tro rol como habi­tan­tes del pla­neta tie­rra. Desde lo coti­diano hasta lo prác­tico, téc­nico y filo­só­fico se abor­dan las esfe­ras del cono­ci­miento en bús­queda de un desa­rro­llo sus­ten­ta­ble, social, y sobre­todo, didác­tico. Nuestro fin es ser un ejem­plo y una visa­gra entre la forma de vida glo­ba­li­zada y urbana y la loca­li­zada y rural. Sin lle­gar a ser ni una ni la otra brin­da­mos la posi­bi­li­dad de par­ti­ci­pa­ción en la cons­truc­ción de un por­ve­nir más justo con la natu­ra­leza y sus, inclu­yén­do­nos, moradores.

Antes que nada somos un cen­tro inter­dis­ci­pli­na­rio abierto a todo tipo de cono­ci­miento cons­truc­tivo. Como áreas esen­cia­les del lugar se encuen­tran la huerta orgá­nica edu­ca­tiva y el banco de semi­llas, la pana­de­ria como auto­sus­tento y ejem­plo de ali­men­ta­ción, la cons­truc­ción natu­ral y con reuti­li­za­ción de mate­ria­les, el reci­clado como englo­ba­dor de una con­cien­cia por la natu­ra­leza y una utii­za­ción racio­nal de los recur­sos natu­ra­les, y por último, la edu­ca­ción de nues­tros niños tra­ba­jando en con­junto con cole­gios y otras orga­ni­za­cio­nes escolares.

Velatropa, que com­prende una gran área verde está viva por lo que te espe­ra­moscual­quier día durante el día para que ven­gas a cono­cer el espa­cio, el grupo y las actividades.

Ante cual­quier duda pue­des escri­bir­nos un men­saje desde la sec­ción de con­tacto.

L@s espe­ra­mos.

¿Como se par­ti­cipa en la aldea?

Si te interesa par­ti­ci­par hay diver­sas mane­ras en que podes inte­grarte a este colec­tivo de tra­bajo. Una manera es durante el día par­ti­ci­pando en las acti­vi­da­des diarias/cotidianas. Otra es par­ti­ci­pando acti­va­mente de un area espe­ci­fica durante los días des­ti­na­dos a esa area (ver sec­ción talle­res). Otra manera es cono­cien­dos­nos y pidiendo una prác­tica. Las mis­mas se otor­gan los días de Luna Nueva y Luna Llena. Duran 15 días y pue­den ser reno­va­das. Si estas intere­sado lee la siguiente infor­ma­ción: http://www.velatropa.com.ar/como-participar/

www.velatropa.com.ar

Craigslist.org

Q: What is craigslist?
A: Local classifieds and forums - community moderated, and largely free.

Q: What can I find there?
A: Jobs, housing, goods, services, romance, local activities, advice - just about anything really.

Q: What is the origin of craigslist?
A: An email list of SF events, started as a hobby by Craig Newmark in early 1995.

Q: Who runs craigslist?
A: Jim Buckmaster has been CEO since late 2000.

Q: Is Craig still involved with craigslist?
A: Craig works in customer service, in addition to fulfilling his iconic responsibilities.

Q: Is craigslist a nonprofit?
A: No, craigslist was incorporated as a for-profit in 1999.

Q: Why does craigslist still use a ".org" domain?
A: It symbolizes the relatively non-commercial nature, public service mission, and non-corporate culture of craigslist.

Q: How much traffic does craigslist get?
A: More than 20 billion page views per month

Q: How does that compare with other companies?
A: craigslist is #7 worldwide in terms of english-language page views

Q: How many people use craigslist?
A: More than 50 million in the US alone

Q: Is craigslist available in languages other than English?
A: Yes - in French, German, Italian, Portugese, and Spanish

Q: How many classified ads does craigslist receive?
A: craigslist users self-publish about 50 million new classified ads each month

Q: How many job listings does craigslist receive?
A: More than 1 million new job listings each month

Q: What about craigslist discussion forums?
A: More than 120 million user postings in 100 topical forums

Q: How many employees does craigslist have, and where are its offices located?
A: About 30 of us work out of offices in the Inner Sunset neighborhood of San Francisco

Q: How does craigslist support its operations?
A: Ad fees for jobs in 18 cities, brokered NYC apartments, and therapeutic services.

Q: How many craigslist sites are there?
A: Per user request, craigslist has expanded to more than 700 local sites in 70 countries

Q: Is there a connection between craigslist and eBay?
A: eBay acquired 25% of the equity in craigslist from a former shareholder in august of 2004.

Craigslist.org

Green Treks Network, Inc.

Mission

To inspire people to take action towards a more sustainable lifestyle.

Through our highly personal, action-oriented style of storytelling, we penetrate the complex struggle between humankind and the environment in a way that helps start answering the classic question:

What Can One Person Do?

We look at the Big Picture through the lens of the individual, seeking those among us who have seen a problem, sought a solution, and taken a hands-on approach to getting it resolved.

Protecting Our Children's Health from GreenTreks Network on Vimeo.

Protecting Our Children’s Health from GreenTreks Network on Vimeo.

By sharing the stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things on behalf of a healthier community, we challenge our audiences to reflect on their own situations and to create their own impact by getting involved.

www.greentreks.tv

The Light Bulb Conspiracy

Torrent of full movie at ~ Torrent de la película completa en:
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/6019820/The_Light_Bulb_Conspiracy_%282010%29_WEBRip_slasherman