Week 01/02 Flashcards
geography and urban studies links the
social sciences and natural science
studies of multiple dimensions x4
cultural
environmental
economic
sustainability
how all of these influence space and place
sustainability emphasizes
social sustainability
economic sustainability
cultural sustainability
environmental sustainability
solar city - germany
1990s
leader in sustainability
citizens apart of the panning and architects working with the people
healthy community can lead to high housing costs
cultural and social sustainability are very different T/F
true
ex, bangkok
revitilize the downtown but is pushing the poor slums outwards
1980 World Conservation Strategy (WGS)
aimed to achieve sustainable development through conservation of living resources
1987 world commission on environmment and development
development that meeds the needs of the present and hte generations of the future
ethnic moken community (thailand)
fishers
built new sustainable communty
resulted in attempts for land grabs
connection to main state economy
challenges for sustainable development
there are so many definitions and understandings of what “sustainable” is and what it means
the importance of the concept of sustainability
concepts are central to solving critical issues facing humanity and hte environment
feeding the planet
predicitions depict a 30 percent increase in grain production to feed everyone
much of the earths surface devoated to agriculture
certain parts of the world control the fundamental aspects of sustainability
climate change issues
human introduced impurities
increasing temperatures
species ability to adapt quickly
politics of climate change
sustainability in cities
75% of energy is consumed by cities
growing rapdily
2009 was shift where more people gloablly lived in cities vs rural
freiburg, germany
no cars, everyone walks
compact city built for walking
wealthy and students
very expensive
lacks cultural, economic, social pillars of sustainability
dockside green, victoria
sustainable, reuseable housing technoligies
nice social housing mixed with high-end market housing
Jacob bronokwi
cities are often viewed as separate from nature
tech and efficieny will lead to cities being more efficient
ruralized city
suburbs converted to urban gardens
divided city
divided along ecological lines
resilient city
clean energy, efficient transit, walkable efficient urban environments
Paul Ehrlich
that cities result in humans loosing contact with earth, leading to downward spiral of degredation
Intergenerational equity
development must not benefit present generations and the expense of future generations
considers sustainability
intragenerational equity
development must have benefits which are equitably shared among members of the current generation
considers development
