Assignment A01

Detroit Public Schools: Map A

 

This map aims to show the current air quality in Detroit’s public schools, investigating whether more school children are exposed to oxygen from parks or carbon dioxide (and other pollutants) from surrounding industries. I assumed that larger acreage/area translates to more a more intensive use of either park/industry. Schools close to industries are highlighted in navy, while schools close to parks are highlighted in dark-green. A comparison of the frequency and size of these two categories illustrate the conditions in which students study in.

the longest journey

Growing up, “country-hopping” was the norm, and many Indonesians decided to seek education in places surrounding the archipelago. Singapore was and is still a favorite option, and I spent a decade in the tiny island, pampered by its well-established public transportation that brought me from home to school and vice versa in less than 20 minutes.

Alas, come college, and my travel time increased more than ten-fold. I guess this is the price of education!