1. Planning Sustainable Housing Learning Objectives: To recognise the features of sustainable development To explain how the BedZED community is planned with sustainability at its heart. ?

2. Sustainability... Managing today’s resources in order to protect them for future generations... Characteristics of sustainable living

3. Eco-towns...what are they? Eco-towns are new communities accommodating between 5,000 and 15,000 homes, green spaces, schools, health care and businesses. Each are built to the highest environmental standards. They aim to be CARBON NEUTRAL and not add to climate change. watch carefully

4. The BedZED Community Look at this website and page 40 and 41 WJEC textbook to create an A5 brochure to advertise living in the new sustainable community.website Highlight: How they are designed to improve Quality of Life How the buildings are designed to be carbon- neutral What the main features of the development are The key features of a sustainable community.

5. Plenary 3 -2-1 Three features of a sustainable development and sustainable communities Two ways in which BedZED has been designed to be carbon neutral One reason why people would like to live there