WEEK THREE STUDIO: SUSTAINABLE FUTURES

To maintain a sustainable future what do we need?

Frame work:

- Human needs

- Security and safety

- Sense of belonging to a community

- Self esteem

The group discussed a range of topics. We found that the topic of ‘Sustainable Future’ lead us to all sorts of avenues for further discussion. Although we found ourselves often getting off the direct topic, I felt the in depth discussion lead us to maintain a deeper understanding of the concepts. We seemed to be verbally exploring all avenues of possibilities

Topics we explored:

Time: Individual and family life span patterns

-Single (Child & Adolescent) > couple (Young Adult) > families (Mature Adult) > Elderly

- An individual is born into a family, they grow up, they move out, they travel, they couple, they start a family… this pattern is a cycle

Changing in Demographics > The Aging Population:

The elderly population is growing and will continue to grow in the future
Elderly people are becoming isolated from the community
They are physically moved away from the community and into retirement/ elderly homes

Society Expectations:

People are choosing to have children later on in life, it is considered more and more socially unacceptable to have children young when this is that age which nature intends us to reproduce

Are having children later in life unnatural? Are we changing the laws of nature? With advancements in technology? Why are we doing this?

Society Separation and Location:

It seems that certain demographics are separating due to demographics

Young adults with children that have less financial means live in one suburb, while mature adults with children that have higher financial means live in another suburb

The Integration of Technology:

A prediction that technology will become more integrated in the future. Connections between phones, computers, printers etc. will become more simplified.

How will we cater for changes in density? Things to consider…

Access in and around the CBD
Owning vs. Renting Homes
Growing Population
How can we make this sustainable?