Land Use Consequences
Grade 11th Grade · Social Studies · 45 min
What's Included
Learning Objective
I can analyze the environmental and economic consequences of different land use practices.
Warm-Up Video
CrashCourse · 11:19
Sustainable Cities: Crash Course Geography #49
Guided Notes
3 key concepts
- 1
Climatopias are utopian urban designs that attempt to address climate change through sustainable urban settlements.
- 2
Environmental planning is an interdisciplinary field focused on building sustainable communities that are better places to live, work, and play, and it aims for positive results for people, planet, profits, and community.
- 3
Gentrification, which can result from new urbanism, occurs when land value and rent increase in lower-income areas due to new investment, potentially pricing out lower-income residents if economic opportunities and affordable housing are not increased.
Practice Questions
7 questions · Multiple choice & Short answer
Exit Ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Describe one environmental and one economic consequence of choosing a greenfield development over a brownfield development.”
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