The Future...
Watch the following video as a class and discuss your thoughts.
What will our towns and cities look like in 2050?
Key Question: What will our towns and cities look like in 2050? What will be different? What changes can we start making now?
Watch the videos:
Sunrise: Australia in 2050.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsEcltN8wO8
Australian cities in 2050: What kind of infrastructure will we need?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJAWjsAmcRM
Melbourne’s sustainability journey:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yXU1nEIFqM
Answer the following questions in your exercise book:
1. What is meant by ‘carbon neutral’?
2. What is Melbourne doing to be more sustainable?
The Future of Australia - 2050
Read the following and discuss what factors in our lives will change by 2050?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2015/05/11/making-cities-and-towns-livable-for-all-ages/#5ac616302ae4
1. What is meant by ‘a knowledge economy’?
2. What is happening to transport in the cities?
3. How will apartments and reducing our reliance on cars impact on the cities?
Making towns and cities liveable for all ages:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2015/05/11/making-cities-and-towns-livable-for-all-ages/#5ac616302ae4
Summarise the key ideas in the article. You will need a minimum of 10.
Watch the videos:
Sunrise: Australia in 2050.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsEcltN8wO8
Australian cities in 2050: What kind of infrastructure will we need?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJAWjsAmcRM
Melbourne’s sustainability journey:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yXU1nEIFqM
Answer the following questions in your exercise book:
1. What is meant by ‘carbon neutral’?
2. What is Melbourne doing to be more sustainable?
The Future of Australia - 2050
Read the following and discuss what factors in our lives will change by 2050?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2015/05/11/making-cities-and-towns-livable-for-all-ages/#5ac616302ae4
1. What is meant by ‘a knowledge economy’?
2. What is happening to transport in the cities?
3. How will apartments and reducing our reliance on cars impact on the cities?
Making towns and cities liveable for all ages:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2015/05/11/making-cities-and-towns-livable-for-all-ages/#5ac616302ae4
Summarise the key ideas in the article. You will need a minimum of 10.
China's Ghost Cities
Carbon Footprint
A carbon footprint is defined as:
The total amount of greenhouse gases produced to directly and indirectly support human activities, usually expressed in equivalent tons of carbon dioxide (CO2).
In other words: When you drive a car, the engine burns fuel which creates a certain amount of CO2, depending on its fuel consumption and the driving distance. (CO2 is the chemical symbol for carbon dioxide). When you heat your house with oil, gas or coal, then you also generate CO2. Even if you heat your house with electricity, the generation of the electrical power may also have emitted a certain amount of CO2. When you buy food and goods, the production of the food and goods also emitted some quantities of CO2.
Your carbon footprint is the sum of all emissions of CO2 (carbon dioxide), which were induced by your activities in a given time frame. Usually a carbon footprint is calculated for the time period of a year.
The total amount of greenhouse gases produced to directly and indirectly support human activities, usually expressed in equivalent tons of carbon dioxide (CO2).
In other words: When you drive a car, the engine burns fuel which creates a certain amount of CO2, depending on its fuel consumption and the driving distance. (CO2 is the chemical symbol for carbon dioxide). When you heat your house with oil, gas or coal, then you also generate CO2. Even if you heat your house with electricity, the generation of the electrical power may also have emitted a certain amount of CO2. When you buy food and goods, the production of the food and goods also emitted some quantities of CO2.
Your carbon footprint is the sum of all emissions of CO2 (carbon dioxide), which were induced by your activities in a given time frame. Usually a carbon footprint is calculated for the time period of a year.