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SHREEYA SINGH

Name: Shreeya Singh Year 8 Urbanisation Assessment Task What makes a city liveable and sustainable? esearch !og Ste" #: $evelo" your guiding %uestions &irst'

DEFINITION: "A guiding question is the fundamental query that directs the search for understanding."

Guiding Questions Who What Where When How What is urbanisation? What is sustainabi,ity1

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Urbanisation is the increase in the #ro#ortion o! #eo#,e ,i/ing in towns and cities+ 3here is no si"#,e de!inition o! 4sustainabi,ity4+ It can be an idea5 a #ro#erty o! ,i/ing syste"s5 a "anu!acturing "ethod or a way o! ,i!e+ In !act5 there "ay be as "any de!initions o! sustainabi,ity as there are #eo#,e trying to de!ine it+ Howe/er5 "ost de!initions inc,ude* ,i/ing within the ,i"its o! what the en/iron"ent can #ro/ide understanding the "any interconnections between econo"y5 society and the en/iron"ent the e6ua, distribution o! resources and o##ortunities+ &+Increase recyc,ing !ro" :; to &<; o! tota, waste+ '+=e/e,o# and a##ro/e a "ercury9!ree #urchasing #o,icy+ )+Sign the Hea,thy >ood in Hea,thcare #,edge+ 2+=ecrease R?W !ro" ':; to '(; o! tota, waste+ <+Increase Energy Star score by &( #oints+ @+=ecrease water usage by <;+ A+I"#,e"ent a !ood waste co"#osting #rogra" that di/erts at ,east '<; o! the organiBation4s !ood waste+ :+Switch to non9 CD/non9=EH intra/enous ad"inistration sets in the Neonata, Intensi/e Dare Unit $NIDU%+ E+I"#,e"ent an o/ernight HCAD setbac#rogra" !or unoccu#ied o#erating roo"s+ &(+=e/e,o# a regu,atory9co"#,iant #har"aceutica, "anage"ent #rogra"+ Cancou/er5 Danada San >rancisco5 U+S+ Fs,o5 Norway

Urbanisation is the e0#ansion in the #ercentage o! #eo#,e residing in towns and cities+ Sustainabi,ity doesn7t 8ust ha/e one "eaning+ 3here "ay be as "any "eanings o! sustainabi,ity as #eo#,e trying to !ind a "eaning !or it+ Howe/er5 "a8ority o! the "eanings inc,ude these "ain !actors*

What goa,s to i"#ro/e sustainabi,ity are there1

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Which cities are the "ost sustainab,e1

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SHREEYA SINGH
wor,d Which cities are the "ost unsustainab,e1 How can we "a-e a city sustainab,e1 3+C+ Nine News &2/&&/&) htt#*//www+ac!on,ine+org+a u/be9in!or"ed/sustainab,e9 ,i/ing/creating9sustainab,e9 cities Duritiba5 GraBi, Do#enhagen5 =en"arhoeni05 Las Cegas5 Hansas Dity =e/e,o# a sustainabi,ity !ra"ewor- with a series o! indicators and targets to "easure #rogressI Cast,y i"#ro/e city #,anning and ,and use regi"es inc,uding incenti/es !or transit oriented de/e,o#"entsI Increase !unding !or #ub,ic and acti/e trans#ort and c,ean distributed energyI Ensure ra#id #rogress towards carbon neutra, and water sensiti/e cities and #recinctsI >ind ways to create a ste# change increase in energy and water e!!iciencyI Showcase Bero carbon de/e,o#"entsI ?andate "ore a"bitious !ue, consu"#tion targets !or carsI In/est in beha/iour change and education and trainingI and Engage in "ore e!!ecti/e go/ern"ent5 industry and co""unity co,,aboration+

What energy sources are sustainab,e1 Sustainab,e #roducts and ser/ices+ What are di!!erent ways to "onitor energy5 water and greenhouse gas e"issions1

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