Babcock Ranch is the closest thing to a perfect town with their goals, aspirations and soul. You asked a valuable question: “How does the design of the town help residents to create a sense of place there? Why is that Important?”. Everyone that lives in this town all share the same common goal, which is to live with preservation and to leave a legacy that it is possible to treat the land you live on in an environmental way to be an additive to future generations. The design of the town presents a sense of unity and that everyone is there working together for a common goal.
The initiative for this entire town to use only solar power energy will help slow down climate change. All energy used during the day is powered by solar energy and then once it gets dark out and nighttime begins then the energy shifts to using natural gas. Florida Power Line (FPL) has been working with Babcock Ranch and has supplied over 350,000 solar power panels. According to our textbook, “Grants from utilities, government programs, or donors may be available to help funding… [solar panels] evaluate not only the potential for emissions reductions but also financial costs and payback period” (p.82). The use of solar panels reinforces Babcock Ranch initiative to build a town right from the very beginning and to preserve the environment surrounding the town.
It is important for a town to provide a sense of place when you go there to visit or live there because unity is everything. You want to feel like you belong and that the work you go through in life is meaningful and that is Babcock Ranch in its entirety. Everyone that lives there works together and the diversity present in this town show how important it is to take care of your neighbors. They all treat the environment with pride and will leave the legacy that it is possible to live a full life while keeping you, your family and friends and the environment safe.
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