Forms+of+Communication,+Transport+and+Energy

Forms of Communication, Transport and Energy


 * __Communication__**[[image:Morse_Code.jpg width="294" height="222" align="right"]]

Letters and written forms of communication will be a major way to communicate between settlements. These letters will be delivered by hand with the local deliveries which are done by train and horseback.
 * Letters**

Using the special techniques of Morse code, we can transmit messages across settlements. This can be an indicator to others about oncoming goods, assistance needed and other issues that may arise.
 * Morse code**

As a means of communicating danger or warning, flares will be used. This is a clear way of contacting the surrounding settles of danger. This form of communication will only be used in case of emergency.
 * Flares**

__**Transport**__

**Boats, Canoes and Rafts** As our settlement is positioned between two major rivers, we can use logged trees to create boats, canoes and rafts. This will be the main form of transport between our settlement and the other settlements, in particular the port. This can also be a means of transport toward other countries or islands.

A train line can be created, linking the settlements which are not accessible via water. This train will transport food, supplies and people to the settlements that cannot be accessed through our other forms of transportation. This train can be imported from surrounding countries via the port. Alternatively, the engineer can design the railway, to ensure it is suitable for transport across the island, that is the shortest yet most effective pathway. This train will not run on a regular basis since this form of transport consumes the most amount of energy. It will only be used it large amounts of crops need to be transported to a part of an island
 * Train Line**

If we have access to surrounding nations, we can import horses. These horses will be a form of human transport for local access. Using the surrounding resources, we can also build a carriage for these horses, which will allow for the transport of goods throughout the settlement. Of course we will have a limited amount of horses as they will have an impact on the environment since they consume large amounts of food sources.
 * Horses**

Each person living in our settlement will be given their own bike, to allow them to transport themselves around the island. These bicycles will be powered by the human and cause no negative affect to the environment.
 * Bicycles**

__**Energy**__

The position of our settlement is within a mountainous region. This allows for a constant wind flow from the Western sector which would fuel the generation of wind power through large windmills. These windmills will need to be sourced from other regions, for example if there are neighboring countries, this may be shipped in through the port. Alternatively, as our settlement is based beside a dense tropical forest, these windmills could be man made. By logging some trees in the area, this would also allow better access for the wind to the windmills. As the clear and renewable energy, solar energy can be used in our settlement. It can provide us light and heat inexhaustible. It helps our island develop sustainable.
 * Wind Power**
 * Solar Energy **