(Waag Society)
the democratic paradox: we need radical changes but at the moment only small changes are feasible because of the political system of democracy
change itself must be sustainable
so what will stimulate people to change their behavior?
- efficiency and money
- health and safety
- meaning and fun
- connections and belonging
power mapping
diy microgeneration
like using children's toys and revolving doors to generate energy
qurrent.com: neighborhood energy collective for production and sharing
mapping Amsterdam to find opportunities for wind energy
local fabrication
usb bike power charging
plamp - plant lamp: combination of plant and lamp, getting some of the CO2 back.
personal power plant (on instructables)
urban eco-map, San Francisco (run by Cisco and city government)
Amsterdam Real-Time
so what happens when you combine eco-map with real-time city?
they are making an Amsterdam eco-map with real-time and dynamic info
sensors
inspired by
- Beatriz da Costa's Pigeon Blog
- Tad Hirsch's coconut sound pollution measurement installation
- Montre Verte, by Fing: a wearable ozone and pollution monitor that connects to mobile phone to upload data
hurdles
- existing organizations defend their positions
- apparent lack of alternatives for civilians [also, the problem of creating hopelessness]
- measurement problems [this is what Eric Paulos talks about frequently] -- solution is to aggregate lots of measurements
- cost and quality of sensors
- ownership and maintenance
ideas
- inclusive routes to coordinate travel and increase use of public transport systems
