Tokyo, Japan
Brady Bonuz
Tokyo
Tokyo is the capital city of Japan and is the most populous city in the world. Japan currently has a population of about 38,200,000
Resource Depletion
-Paper: Tokyo Electron encourages less use of paper by digitizing information, or reducing the size of the page content.
-Energy: Citizens of Tokyo have reduced energy consumption by turning off light, A/C and heating units when not in use.
Effects of Fertility and Mortality
The birth rates in Tokyo are declining and aren't producing enough children to make up for the higher mortality rate. This is a problem prominent in well Industrialised areas.
Citations
"Plant and Office Environmental Initiatives | Initiatives for the Environment | Tokyo Electron." Plant and Office Environmental Initiatives | Initiatives for the Environment | Tokyo Electron. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 June 2014.
"Energy-saving 'setsuden' Campaign Sweeps Japan after Fukushima."Theguardian.com. Guardian News and Media, 22 Aug. 2011. Web. 03 June 2014.
Fukawa, Tetsuo. "The Effects of the Low Birth Rate on the Japanese Social Security System." The Effects of the Low Birth Rate on the Japanese Social Security System Tetsuo Fukawa 7.2 (2008): n. pag. Dec. 2008. Web. 3 June 2014.