Define what is meant by the terms sustainability and livability and how they relate to cities?
Look at any community and develop a plan to improve the sustainability and livability of that city. Can greenbelts be added: Are there bike trails, bike lanes, or wide sidewalks? Can areas be made into parks? Can trees be planted to sequester carbon and shade streets, sidewalks and buildings?
By definition, cities are just groups of people living in large enough quantities to require the importation of resources.
Cities are inherently unsustainable because they require importation of non-renuable resources, thus requiring constant growth to compensate for their un-sustainability.
Read Ishmael by Daniel Quinn and or Endgame by Derrick Jensen.
By definition, cities are just groups of people living in large enough quantities to require the importation of resources.
Cities are inherently unsustainable because they require importation of non-renuable resources, thus requiring constant growth to compensate for their un-sustainability.
Read Ishmael by Daniel Quinn and or Endgame by Derrick Jensen.
References :
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8649250863235826256#