Sustainable Development in Cities

Wednesday 12 April 2023

Learning Objectives

By the end of the lesson you:– MUST be able to define the key term sustainable

development.– SHOULD be able to describe the different aspects

of sustainable development.– MAY be able to explain why certain things are

sustainable and others are not sustainable.

Sustainable Development – Development that will improve our lives, and not lead to problems in the future.

There are three strands:– Economic– Social– Environmental

Watch Future Sustainable Cities

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ordsxEwMfxc

Mr. Barrs and Mrs. Martin have decided to sell off the playing fields to turn them into a landfill site (a rubbish dump).

Is this sustainable?

Economic, Social or Environmental

EconomicTo do with:

• Money and wealth•Earning a living

SocialTo do with:

• How we live with our lives.•What we do in our leisure time.•Our Health•Our Education•Our relationships with others.

EnvironmentalTo do with:

• Our impact on the natural environment (air, rivers, climate, wildlife ....)•The quality and look of our built environment (homes, streets, railway stations...)

The next seven images show examples of Sustainable Development in Cities.

How do they show Sustainable Development?

Flickr User: tonyhall

Flickr User: terry wha

Flickr User: Danny McL

Flickr User: Funidium

Flickr User: Doublegrande

Flickr User: Dandelucia

Flickr User: Dissonanc3

Complete the following activities.

Do not write on the sheet!

Plenary

Watch the following video clip (4 minutes) and note down what the city has been done to the city to make it sustainable.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMFnmpNsaqg&feature=fvw