ShuntaVille
The city in the future depends on the actions we take
What is ShuntaVille?
ShuntaVille is a city that found on the outskirt of Toronto, in Ontario, Canada. Europeans found ShuntaVille in 1983. ShuntaVille is located in the suburban area and about 598 647 people lives in the city. We work as hard as we can to have a city that everyone can enjoy, have health life, and safe to environment. We try to make more green spaces to make the community that is sustainable. Also, we are trying to not waste as much as we can so that it won't make impact on the environment.
What is sustainability and why is it important?
Sustainability is when we are not being harmful to the environment or using up natural resources, and therefore supporting long-term ecological balance. Sustainability is important to the city because what we do will affect the city in the future. For example, if people in the community kept increasing the pollution, it will affect to the city in the future for sure.
The importance of green space
In order to have a city that is sustainable, we have to make more green spaces. Here are some benefits of building green spaces.
- Trees absorb pollution
- Provides habitats for animals
- Reduces waste and water consumption
There are a lot of things you can do to make a sustainable city
You might think that you can't do anything to make a sustainable city by yourself, but there are a lot of things you can do to make a city sustainable and it is easier than you think. For example, since the pollution is one of the things that makes a city not sustainable, you can start by walking instead of driving a car.
Do not waste
In ShuntaVille, we are trying to recycle as much as we can and try not to waste our environments. We are trying to not waste because it has significant impacts on environment. Also, it's because waste causes the pollution and it will leads to the community that is not sustainable. To achieve it, we constructed a recycling centre to make a community sustainable.
Land Uses
Residential
ShuntaVille is a suburban community. There are many kinds of housing in ShuntaVille such as semi-detached, detached and townhouse. Also, there are homes for elderly people who have retired.
Institutional
There are 8 elementary schools, 6 middle schools,8 secondary/high schools, 3 universities, and 2 colleges. Also, there are 20 police stations to keep the community safe. You will find 10 fire stations, 5 hospitals, 4 churches, and 10 libraries.
Industrial
Industrial areas are found in the edge of the city so that the pollution won't go into the residential areas because they are harmful for humans. There are 8 factories and 5 ware houses.
Transportation
You can find 4 free highways and 1 toll highways that goes through ShuntaVille. Also, there are buses, trains and airport.
Open Space
We have about 40 parks and playgrounds in ShuntaVille so that children in ShuntaVille can enjoy it. You can find one big forest in ShuntaVille and it helps the community to stay sustainable. Also, we have baseball diamonds, basketball courts, track fields, soccer fields, and many more.
Commercial
You can finds malls, grocery stores, markets, hotels, restaurants, golf courses, movie theaters, pharmacies, computer stores, and so on.
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