communites

Cultural

Beliefs (Religious, Ethnic- where you are from)

Cultural Centres: Churches, Mosques, etc.

The Arts

Performing Arts Centre

Athletics / Recreation

Rinks, Fields, Skateparks, Communtiy Centres

WHAT CULTURAL CENTRES MAKE A COMMUNITY SUSTAINABLE?

Social

Where people live

What is the most sustainable type of dwelling?

Sustainable HomesFor example, in Markham Ontario, there is a company that builds energy efficient, low-impact homes.

Networking, Social Media

Institutuions/Public Places

Transportation

What types of transportation are most sustainable?

LAND USE IN A COMMUNITY

INSTITUTIONAL

Hospitals, Schools, Library, Gov't Offices, Churches

Shopping centres, market, malls located on main streets or intersection

COMMERCIAL

Places to buy things

Subtopic

PARKS OPEN SPACES

Natural space, untouched, public use

provides refuge

INDUSTRIAL

Factories, Warehouses, Power Plants, Waste Plants,

Cover large areas of land, provide employment

TRANSPORTATION

Streets, Highways, Parking lot, Railways

Trains, Cars, Buses, Bikes, Subways, Taxi, Streetcars

RESIDENTIAL

Where people live

Houses, Condos, Apartment

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION AND DENSITY

Population Distribution

CLUSTERED

City

It explains how Vancouver will supposedly be the greenest city of 2020 by using many different Eco-friendly techniques. This is a Legitimate source because it is Vancouver official website.

SCATTERED

Rural

This article shows how Strathcona is fixing rural roads to be more sustainable and adding more of them. This is trustable because it is the strathcona's official website.

LINEAR

River Railway Road

Environmental

Natural Green Space

Repurpose/Renovate Run-Down/Abandoned Space into Green Space

Converting abandoned/rundown spaces and buildings into parkland or green space is sustainable because less "new" construction needs to happen. HiLine Park in New York City is a park constructed on an old railway track right along tenth avenue in the middle of one of the busiest stretches of Manhattan. It is an example of how old structures like railways, bridges, factories, warehouses, etc. are transformed into parks and open spaces for the public to use. It "lowers the blood pressure" as designer Ric Scofidio mentions in this video. Source: Time Magazine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W2Yq1zzxAc

Energy Sources

Renewable Energy And Electricity

Subtopic

This page shows examples of many different sustainable energy sources and how they work. For example they talk about Solar energy, Wind Energy, Hydro, and many others. I know this is reliable source because it is an official government website.

Find another website that is just right

Quality of Oxygen

Quality of Water

Food as a natrural Resource

What way of producing and distributing food is most sustainable?

Political

Government

Sustainable Development Plans

This article explains Canada's sustainable development plans. These plans will supposedly provide he needs for today while still keeping a good and healthy planet for the future generations. This is an reliable resource since it is on the official Canadian governments website.

Laws

Sustainable Development Laws.

This document explains the sustainable developments law and where the law applies. This is a trustworthy source because it is an official legal document.

What laws are there in a community to make it more eco-friendly?

Economic

Employment

Type of jobs

How people spend money

Commerce, business

Importing Exporting

This document shows a way to reduce climate impact from major importing and exporting.This may not be a government document but it makes good points and i found it to be relevant.

How can we reduce our environmental impact through exporting and importing?

Manufacturing

Examples of Sustainable Manufacturing Companies.

This page gives examples of many different companies around the world that use sustainable methods of manufacturing products and other goods. This is a reliable source because it is an official government website.

TYPES OF COMMUNITIES

RURAL

URBAN

Sustainable Urban Development

This is a companies page that explains ways that they make urban communities sustainable. I think this is a legitimate source because it is an official company that gives governments good ideas to help the community be sustainable.

Turning plastic to oil etc

SUBURBAN

The dangers of urban sprawl and some solutions.

This article exposes the problems that urban sprawl causes to the environment. This is a