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Gold Coast Australia

An Example in Sustainable Cities

By Sustainable ScottPublished 4 years ago 4 min read
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The beaches are well maintained, stretching on as far as the eyes can see.

Public Transport in Gold Coast and the main cities in Australia is supreme. There is a public tram system connecting Brisbane Airport, to Brisbane CBD, To Gold Coast all the way to Kings Cliff. With further bus and train systems connecting all cities.

The Beaches in Gold Coast, have lifeguard support, and are chosen every morning to maintain the beaches integrity and keep the public safe from riptides. The lifeguards are spread out across the beach and open 50 meter lanes for the public to swim in safely.

The Life Guards are well equipped with 4 wheel drive trucks, surfboards, and small ATVS, connected with communication and a great eye to see the riptides.

My first days swimming i like to go too deep and after swimming further out from the beach and for a extended period of time the lifeguard met me out there on his surfboard to move about 80 meters to the north so I didn't get sucked out by the rip tide. It was reassuring to know they were looking out.

In the surfers paradise beach, they have electric bike rentals. One can cruise up and down the beach on a silent electric fat tire bike. It feels pretty sustainable.

There is a few shops with multiple types of electric transport sure to give anyone a enjoyable through the beach head.

They also have a regular surf school that any regular person could come and get a session in.

With a name like surfers paradise one could guarantee the surf waves are sufficient.

Sustainable

It's also useful to have a solar powered fan to cool your sun down on those blistering hot christmas days. It's a God send sustainablescott.com exists to offer people with reliable portable solar panels that have been tested and proven efficient.

Living here and waking up to watch the sunrise is a must do. Its easy to forget but Australia is one of the first countries the SUN Rises in the world . Just behind the pacific islands , like Fiji , Samoa, and New Zealand, We are truly living in the future from the rest of the world. The Sun rises here first <3. Literally anytime my friends talk in america talk to me, I can tell them Im talking to them from the future and it would be true. Which is kind of cool to say the least.

Another super sustainable fact about Straya , is the availability of recycling bins.

The people in Australia are also some of the most chill people. The cops are polite , the cities are relatively safe. There are security cameras in most public areas . And Straya has a extreme attention to safety standards and training. They likely have the highest standards in the world for safety and training for its citizens in skilled labour , tradies, and such. The law in Australia is well balanced and offers a high degree of protection for business owners, customers, and workers in general. Of course no country can be perfect , but after working in Australia I can say they are one of the most sustainable nations for protection of public and business alike.

Another sustainable aspect of Australia is its access to cheap energy. Because Australia has a huge nearly limitless supply of cheap coal, it relies on coal to produce energy. Its energy costs in Straya are around 20 cents or more a kilowatt. in Aud. Around 14 cents USD per kilowatt with the conversion, which is relatively cheap for energy production. With access to cheap COAL Australia is very sustainable. Because it costs nothing to harvest the Coal and after burning it and releasing the carbon into the atmosphere no further costs are required. With Nuclear the costs are exbonitual to store the nuclear waste that lasts many lifetimes. With coal it costs nothing to dig it up and burn it for energy. Since The long term costs are not recognized or have to be paid by the producers they are free to make billions in revenue from using COAL. The most sustainable Energy source on planet earth.

But Australia is also one of the leading solar users in the world. Because The problem with Australia is that the continent receives higher UV radiation levels than Europe. ... During summer, the Earth's orbit brings Australia closer to the sun (as compared to Europe during its summer), resulting in an additional 7% solar UV intensity. This has resulted in a huge intake of solar panels, very soon in the near future of Australia there could be more solar panels on houses then not, which is unparalleled in any country in the world. Solar installations are also cheaper in australia then any other first world nation on earth, if China is not considered a first world nation...

In All Australia is pretty sustainable , the access to cheap energy from Coal or SOLAR, the access to public transportation. Free medical care for all its citizens, and the approach of the government to focus on Trades and skilled labor immigration. Even the access to free public education, with seemingly unlimited benefits and access for a general person's desire to have a trade and work for a living. Australia is the most sustainable western country on planet earth, possibly only second to New Zealand and it's debatable.....

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