How can we develop a sustainability plan to ensure a selected region is future-ready?
Grade
9-12
Subjects
Social Studies
Key Content
geography, human impacts, urbanization, culture and environment
Students work together to unpack and understand United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11. Teams select a low performing focus city from the 2019 U.S. Cities Sustainable Development report, research the city’s past and present development, then create a sustainability plan that proposes how to ensure development will be inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable for future generations. Students present their plan to local council members and community planners in a town hall meeting, and discuss implications for their own community.