Green Design and the Future of Organizations

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In the class, we have been taught that urban planning is a complex process that involves the development and design of lands. In simple words, we can say that it is meant to clarify how the physical layouts of human settlements should be. One of the core concerns is the welfare of people, which consists of considerations regarding sanitation, efficiency, protection and the use of the environment along with the effects on economic and social activities. It’s safe to say that urban planning is an interdisciplinary field that includes science, social studies, and engineering. It can closely be linked to things like designing streets, buildings, parks, and other urban areas.
Situated in Syracuse, NY, the Erie Canal Museum is dedicated to the 1850 National Register Weighlock Building, which is an excellent structure of its kind. Some time ago, I planned to visit this museum along with a couple of friends. We reached there by the set time and began exploring the museum as well as its artworks instantly. Basically, the Erie Canal Museum tells the incredible story of the Erie Canal. We enjoyed a puppet show there and had a great time together. What attracted my friends and me the most toward this museum was its Weighlock Gallery.
An exhibition titled The Mohawk Valley through the Lens was being held there on that day. It attracted a large number of Europeans and Canadians to New York and had numerous artifacts and images in its display. It mainly showcased the works belonging to the 19th and 20th centuries and had a lot to get amazed with. The concept of urban planning was evident here, as we could see how people used to establish and maintain their settlements in the past and what types of things they used to buy to facilitate themselves as well as their family members. While exploring the museum and its art galleries, I was brought back to the time when the Erie Canal opened the Midwest to settlement. Before the construction of the Erie Canal, various Americans were pinned between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. The canal provided them with direct water and triggered large-scale emigration to the sparsely populated frontiers of Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and New Yor...