LESSON 15.11 What are sustainable cities?
LEARNING INTENTION By the end of this lesson, you should be able to: • explain how the concept of sustainability relates to cities • describe features of sustainable cities • explain how cities can be made more sustainable and liveable.
Tune in Urban areas need to be carefully planned and developed in order to meet the needs of their current and future populations in a sustainable way. FIGURE1 illustrates some of the key features of a sustainable city.
FIGURE1 Mapping components for a sustainable city
Employment opportunities
Community owned infrastructure
Smart grids
Resource-efficient buildings
Remanufacturing and recycling
Sustainable transportation
Smart logistics and green supply chains
Retrofitting existing buildings
Renewable energy at community level
Waste-to- energy plants
Green space
Waste to energy
Combined heat and power plants
Water efficiency
1. What do you think is meant by the term sustainable as it relates to an urban area? 2. What are some suggestions for sustainable transport options? 3. What are some of the waste products produced by cities that could be remanufactured or recycled, and into what?
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