McMurdo 5D Plan
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ACTORS
Who
PLAN MAKERS
Urban Planners
Urban Designers/Architects
IT specialists, programmers, database designers
UI/UX Designers
Landscape Planners
Engineers
Consultants
CONTRIBUTORS
Enviromental Protection Agency
Residents
Developers
USAP
MANAGERS
National Science Foundation
Subcontractors
USERS
Residents
Scientists
Workers
Tourists
Researchers
ASSUMPTIONS
Why
Opinions
Leisure can be combined with Living through VR, AR and Mixed Reality devices #
Securing Funding in the current political climate is challenging
Commitments
Redesigning the station as a compact and interlinked settlement that is energy and resource efficient #
ASPIRATIONS
What
Compact settlement with reduced footprint
H sqm houses allocated
L sqm leisure allocated
TR Number of temporary residents
ACTIONS
How
Resilience capability
Existing Provision #
Viability
Scheduled
Triggered
CHANGE BUILDING USE
<if floodrisk.A[i]>minimal_value:
safety.A[i]=0
j=optimal_site(i)
use.B[j]=H
else: safety.A[i]=1> #
Risk of Earthquakes
Risk of Flooding
Melting Flight Tracks
Less Space needed for data centers in the future
Evidence Base
NOAA, NASA, EPA etc Reports and Data
Remote Sensing and Satellite Data #
Moore's Law #
McMurdo Station Masterplan 2.1
MaxPop Maximum population of 850 and extra 200 during contingencies
Impact score
safe Areas A