Transportation
What Japanese train system is an example of green transportation?
What is The Shinkansen?
What is the goal of the Front Porch Initiative?
To create energy-efficient housing using engineering principles for design, testing, and construction.
Solar roadways are an example of this type of eco-friendly construction.
What is sustainable construction?
What kind of homes in Vauban produce as much or more energy than they use?
What are passive and plus-energy homes?
This SDG directly mentions innovation as a key factor for progress.
What is SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure?
The Shinkansen's Long nose helps reduce this loud sound when entering tunnels.
What is the tunnel boom?
This project focuses on sustainable rural architecture and engineering in under-resourced areas.
What is Rural Studio?
What is an example of sustainable construction mentioned in the presentation?
What are solar roadways?
What system treats organic waste and produces biogas energy for the city?
What is the ecological sewage system?
In Africa, these two off-grid technologies are expanding energy access in areas that lack traditional power grids.
What are solar mini-grids and solar home systems?
This technology allows Japan’s Shinkansen to reuse energy while slowing down, improving its efficiency.
What is regenerative braking?
This type of irrigation, used by Rural Studio’s farms, relies on renewable energy and efficient water management.
What is a solar-powered irrigation system?
Where is a solar roadway installed in the U.S?
What is in Peachtree Corners, Georgia
What type of renewable energy powers Vauban’s cogeneration power plant?
What is biomass and natural gas (along with solar)?
What trend is shown in the chart about solar home systems in sub-Saharan Africa?
The number of solar home system installations has been increasing since 2021, showing growing access to clean energy across Africa.
This 1992 global event first recognized transport as essential to sustainable development.
What is the United Nations Earth Summit?
According to the graph, around what year did the world’s urban population surpass the rural population?
Around 2007–2008
How do solar roadways help improve safety during snowy or dark conditions?
they can melt snow with stored energy and use LED lights to make roads visible at night?
How does Vauban make it easy for people to meet their daily needs without driving?
By placing schools, stores, and gathering areas within walking distance of every home.
In Africa, off-grid innovation has expanded electricity access through new technology and business models. Name one technical and one economic innovation that made this possible.
What are mini-grid solar systems for technical access and pay-as-you-go financing models that make solar power affordable?
The Shinkansen supports SDG 11 by lowering emissions and improving accessibility. Explain two ways its design achieves sustainability beyond just speed.
What is using lightweight, energy-efficient materials and regenerative systems to cut carbon emissions, while requiring less land and reducing ecosystem disruption?
According to the data, what percentage of rural Americans reported skipping needed medical care because of cost, and how does that compare to rural residents in the UK?
36% of rural Americans skipped care due to cost, compared to only 5.7% in the UK, showing a 30.3% higher rate in the U.S.
According to the presentation, how much energy could solar roadways theoretically produce compared to the U.S.’s yearly use?
What is about 1/2 times the United States’ annual energy consumption?
What combination of transportation policies and design techniques ensures minimal car use and prioritizes public and non-motorized travel in Vauban?
What are the car-free lease rule and the fused grid/filtered permeability layout, which encourage biking, walking, and transit instead of driving?
What is the difference between AC and DC power?
AC (alternating current) changes direction and is used in household outlets, while DC (direct current) flows one way and is used in batteries and solar panels.