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Welcome, Students! to the Class of Sustainable Communities

Welcome, Students! to the Class of Sustainable Communities. Teacher’s Names: Baileh Simms and Whitney Diggs. Agenda/Topics to Be Covered. Our Goal: To inform you of the Benefits of Sustainable Communities and teach you the factors of Sustainable Communities

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Welcome, Students! to the Class of Sustainable Communities

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  1. Welcome, Students!to the Class of Sustainable Communities Teacher’s Names: Baileh Simms and Whitney Diggs

  2. Agenda/Topics to Be Covered • Our Goal: To inform you of the Benefits of Sustainable Communities and teach you the factors of Sustainable Communities • Classroom Policies: No Phones, No food, No drink, No gum, or Talking. Just Kidding • Special Projects: Classroom Activity at the End so make sure you pay attention and know your stuff • Summary: Overall we will be covering the different factors in having a healthy/sustainable community. These Factors consist of things like Transportation, Affordable Housing, and “Livable Community”

  3. Background: What is a Sustainable Community? • A Sustainable Community is one that is Environmentally, Economically, Socially Healthy • Focuses on the Long Term affects • Overcomes challenges through integrated solutions • Creates a better quality of life

  4. Transportation Public Transportation Roads Pedestrian Safe Allows Easy Access to people without Cars Forces People to consider less driving if they do have a Car Reduces the overall emissions of CO2 Includes safe bicycle lanes Narrower streets for less traffic jams and frequents cars Less traffic lights Creates safer environment Attractive pedestrian connections includes - Cross walks, almost at each intersection - This Ultimately increases health and enjoyment

  5. Affordable Housing • Involves Human diversity and variety • Communities need to include both middle income and low income housing • Also a mix of housing types, condos, apartments, townhouses • Sustainable Features in Homes

  6. Neighborhood Grocery Stores • Provides local produce • Easy transportation • Inexpensive/ Affordable • They don’t take up very much space! • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_VkvizRZyg

  7. Community Library • Provides a safe and educational environment • Free Internet access • Free books and Movies  • Provides educational resources • Tutors • Mentors

  8. Overall Benefits Ecological Protection And Much MORE Creates Networking and Welcoming Social environments Lower income families are able to be apart of a healthier community Helps people to learn how to be more sustainable Children live in safer environments • Helps cut down on pollution caused by cars • Grocery stores help cut down on jet fuel used to transport produce • Many can afford to live in one of these communities • There are many useful local resources • Green Spaces are used to help improve environment

  9. What Can We Do? Write a letter Spread the word about sustainable communities VOTE Educate People about Sustainable Communities Promote new Apartment buildings or homes to be more Sustainable

  10. Sustainable Communities Video of Aspects of Sustainable Communities: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxzb1WEfCdo

  11. Special Projects: The Game Class Activity: The Battle of Communities Game General Rules of the Game Role a dice to see how many spaces to take Choose between two sustainable choices for yourCommunity each space Try to create the most/best sustainable community Whoever has the best Sustainable Community by the EndWINS!!!! * Make sure to write down what your Community has on your note card as the came goes along. We will check at the End. • Everyone starts out with $3,320 • $100=$1000, $50=$500, $5=$50, $1=$10 • Every Team must have a banker: $1,720. The Banker collects money and gives Loans • Everyone gets 3 passes for a space • One pass = One Turn

  12. Who Won the Battle of Communities? Bad Community Sustainable Community 1 Roadway/ 1 stop light Bicycle lanes Public Transportation Community Center Local Gardens Library Schools Grocery Store/ Drug Store/ Farmer’s Market Park Clean Community • Multiple Road ways • No Recycle or Compost • No grocery store • No gardens • Only apartments/ condos/ townhomes • No Local Schools • No Public transportation

  13. Summary/ Bibliography • http://www.iscvt.org/what_we_do/sustainable_community/ • http://www.cardinalgroup.ca/nua/ip/ip01.htm • http://www.chicagowilderness.org/what-we-do/protecting-green-infrastructure/epdd-resources/sustainable-development/building-sustainable-communities/ • http://www.southernenvironment.org/uploads/publications/Sustainable_Richmond_042010_Final.pdf • http://www.preventioninstitute.org/component/jlibrary/article/id-266/127.html • http://www.policylink.org/site/c.lkIXLbMNJrE/b.7677113/k.84E6/Grocery_Store_Development.htm

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