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Building the Future 1 - The Energy Solution
1.1) What are gas hydrates?
1.2) What are the pros of gas hydrate?
1.3) What are the cons of gas hydrate?
1.4) Describe the North Sea wind farm.
1.5) What are the pros of the North Sea wind farm?
1.6) What are the cons of the North Sea wind farm?
1.7) Describe New York tidal turbines.
1.8) What are the pros of the New York tidal turbines?
1.9) What are the cons of the New York tidal turbines?
1.10) Describe the Australian solar power tower.
1.11) What are the pros of the Australian solar power tower?
1.12) What are the cons of the Australian solar power tower?
1.13) Describe the ITER fusion reactor.
1.14) What are the pros of the ITER fusion reactor?
1.15) What are the cons of the ITER fusion reactor?
1.16) What if any of the sources of energy discussed would make sense for your country?
1.17) Which project has the largest scale (Gas hydrates, North Sea Wind farm, New York tidal
turbines, Australian solar power tower, ITER fusion reactor)?
1.18) Which project has is the most complicated one (Gas hydrates, North Sea Wind farm, New
York tidal turbines, Australian solar power tower, ITER fusion reactor)?

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1.19) Which project has the greatest up front cost (Gas hydrates, North Sea Wind farm, New
York tidal turbines, Australian solar power tower, ITER fusion reactor)?
Building the Future 2 - 21st Century Shelter.
2.1) Describe an amphibious house.
2.2) What are the pros of an amphibious house?
2.3) What are the cons of an amphibious house?
2.4) Describe Taipei 101.
2.5) What are the pros of Taipei 101?
2.6) What are the cons of Taipei 101?
2.7) Describe the Pyramid of Peace and Reconciliation in Kazakhstan.
2.8) What are the pros of the Pyramid of Peace and Reconciliation?
2.9) What are the cons of the Pyramid of Peace and Reconciliation?
2.10) What is the NEESWood Project?
2.11) What are the pros of the NEESWood Project?
2.12) What are the cons of the NEESWood Project?
2.13) Describe the Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park.
2.14) What are the pros of the Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park?
2.15) What are the cons of the Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park?
2.16) What if any of the structures discussed would be appropriate for your country?

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Building the Future 3 Surviving Climate Change

3.1) What is a Near Earth Object (NEO)?
3.2) what are the pros of NEO planetary defense?
3.3) What are the cons of NEO planetary defense?
3.4) Describe the Edogawa River Project.
3.5) What the pros of the Edogawa River Project?
3.6) What are the cons of the Edogawa River project?
3.7) Describe the Torre Mayor.
3.8) What are the pros of the Torre Mayor?
3.9) What are the cons of the Torre Mayor?
3.10) Describe the Thames Barrier?
3.11) What are the pros of the Thames Barrier?
3.12) What are the cons of the Thames Barrier?
3.13) What would be the best type of mega project for your own country?
Building the Future 4 - The Quest for Water
4.1) Describe the Seymour-Capilano Project.

4.2) What are the pros of the Seymour-Capilano Project?

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4.3) What are the cons of the Seymour-Capilano Project?

4.4) Describe the SouthNorth Water Transfer Project.

4.5) What are the pros of the South-North Water Transfer Project?

4.6) What are the cons of the South-North Water Transfer Project?

4.7) Describe the MOSE Project.

4.8) What are the pros of the MOSE Project?

4.9) What are the cons of the MOSE Project?

4.10) Describe the Oman falaj system.