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Learning pathways LEVEL1 1, 2, 3, 6
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REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. State the aims of a sustainable city. 2. Identify which of the following is an indicator of sustainability . A. Quality of life
B. Public participation C. Ecological footprint D. Education E. All of the above 3. Refer to FIGURE6 to determine whether the following statements are True or False. a. Paris was ranked number 9. b. Three US cities feature on the list. c. There are no cities from Australia that are considered sustainable. d. The majority of sustainable cities on this list are in Europe. 4. Define sustainability . ANALYSE AND APPLY 5. Identify any elements of the urban greening program in Sri Lanka that categorise it as sustainable. 6. Determine how the urban solar programs in Vatican City and Ota, Japan contributed to sustainable solutions. EVALUATE AND COMMUNICATE 7. Summarise how burning waste in Vienna has become a sustainable solution. 8. Imagine that you are an urban planner responsible for improving the sustainability of your city. Of the key features of a sustainable city outlined in TABLE1 , you can only afford to implement two. Identify whichof these features you would choose. Justify your reasoning. Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
LESSON 15.12 Inquiry: Planning Australia’s newest sustainable city
LEARNING INTENTION By the end of this lesson, you should be able to: • demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the physical geographic requirements to sustain the population of a city • apply geographical skills to design a new city • examine and evaluate the relative merits of sustainability policies. Background Canberra, Australia’s capital, is a planned city. That is, the way it is structured and designed was not by chance. Unlike other cities in Australia, which gradually grew and changed over time, Canberra’s design was laid out by its initial designer, Walter Burley Griffin.
TOPIC15 Changing nations – urbanisation and migration 475
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