Entry #34
Freshwater Cane
Hooman Tahvildar Akbary
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A water-purification facility that uses solar energy to convert seawater into fresh water in a sustainable and inexpensive way. Intended to be installed in southern Iran, to solve issues of water scarcity in the region.
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• The degree to which advanced technologies (including IT) are used
2 (Low-tech) 1 - 2 - 3 (High-tech) -
• Site-specificness: The degree to which the idea targets a specific locale
2 (Site-agnostic/universal) 1 - 2 - 3 (Site-specific) -
• Degree of commercial potential
3 (Strictly for public good) 1 - 2 - 3 (May profit some parties involved) -
• Time scale of citizen-led changes to cities enabled by the idea
3 (Short-term change) 1 - 2 - 3 (Long-term change) -
• Geographic scale of citizen-led changes to cities enabled by the idea
3 (Small-scale change) 1 - 2 - 3 (Large-scale change) -
• Hurdles toward participation, from a citizen’s perspective
3 (Anyone can participate) 1 - 2 - 3 (Requires expertise, time, money, etc.)