Sustainable Urban Living


Attempts can be made to ensure urban living is sustainable

 

Sustainable:  'meeting the needs of the present, without compromising the needs of future generations' - so what does this mean for cities?

 

TASK 1:  to what extent can this be achieved? Word document to start you off!

 

TASK 2: Curitiba is a well known example of model for a sustainable city - it is in Brazil!  There are some links :   WATCH THIS and here is a detailed summary (word doc!) -

 

Describe the features of Curitiba that make it a sustainable city

  

Some  extra links to research:

 

An overview from BBC Bitesize

 

The World's most sustainable cities

 

Select an article from The Guardian's Sustainable City Pages and write a summary of it!

 

What makes a community sustainable?

 

The UK Government's plans forEco-towns  -  

 

 

More examples?  On  your bike!