sc.07 Green cities of the future
Content
- Statement of inquiry
- Increasing global interactions concentrate more power in cities which can cause unsustainable growth, and increase disparities.
- Factual questions [Remembering facts and topics]
- What is a 'smart city'?
- Conceptual questions [Analysing big ideas]
- How will the cities of the future be more sustainable than the cities of now?
- Debatable questions [Evaluating perspectives and developing theories]
- What will the cities of the future need to flourish and thrive?
- Aims of this lesson
- To be able to discuss the possibilities presented by future/smart cities.
Base knowledge and understanding
Video clip
Visualization
Context
What they thought 2000 would look like in 1900
[Source]
Smart cities
How will the cities of the future be more sustainable than the cities of now?
National Geographic - Cities of the Future
- Complete the resource above using LucidChart.
Manifestos for the future
unlockingsustainablecities.org - A Manifesto for Real Change
- Which of these manifestos do you think is the most likely future for major urban areas?
Further resources
The Guardian - Science Weekly - The secret lives of cities – podcast