1. Sustainable cities

2. Lesson Objectives: - Identify attempts to ensure cities are sustainable - Examine the characteristics of a sustainable city

3. Sustainable city: residents have a way of life that will last for a long time. The environment is maintained and the economy and social aspects stand the test of time Study photos A and B page 213: 1) What is each city like? 2) Which shows life as sustainable? Explain

4. Liverpool – Albert Dock warehouse: Used in the 19 th Century for storing goods. Now it’s used for museums, the ‘Beatles story’, the Tate Liverpool and a few hotels Conserving History Liverpool waterfront was awarded as a World Heritage Site in 2004

5. Green Belt: land where restrictions are placed to prevent expansion of cities and protect the environment. Where should we encourage developers to build ? Urban Sprawl: the uncontrolled expansion of the built up area of a town or city.

6. Green Belt policy -recreational open space provided - Brownfield site policy -prevents urban sprawl - Advantages of using Brownfield Sites and Green Belts

7. Safely disposing of waste – pros and cons Landfill site Incineration site in Sheffield Think about: Transport costs, risk to environment, number of pests, visual pollution, cost of process, is the waste totally disposed of? Uses energy, acid rain

8. Task: Questions on page 217 – only do 6 and 7