Sustainable City Design
📋 What it is
A sustainable city meets today’s needs without wrecking the future — using less energy, less waste, and more green space.
🗣️ Coach says
Sustainable design asks one question: will this still work in 50 years? Cities that use clean energy, waste less, and keep green spaces stay livable for the next generation. It’s planning for your future self.
🧠 Memory hook
“Will it still work in 50 years?” Less energy, less waste, more green.
😂 Giggle
What did the steel beam say to the wooden beam?
"I'm stronger under pressure, but you're more flexible!"
😲 Whoa!
Trees in a city can cool the air around them by several degrees — a natural air-conditioner that also cleans the air.
✅ Quick check: What does it mean for a city to be “sustainable”?
Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.
It meets people’s needs today without using up resources or harming the environment future generations will need.
Sustainability is the lens the whole modern-cities strand is built on.
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Name one thing your community does (or could do) to use less energy or make less waste.