Precious land Resources
Tasks: presentation and written report
Task situation and guideline for students to finish the project
Basic information for them to choose the most suitable area
Definition of sustainable development is providede to aid the decision making process of students
The principal of sustainable development
the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
Economical
create positve econoic impacts to both the local residents and developers
Environmental
create minimal environmnetal impacts
Social
postive impact to the society/ community/ local residents
***acheive the balance among the three aspects***
Objections from different parties
Introduction
students have a brief background knowledge about the issue
Why?
Rapid increase of population
Increase Demand for houscing
Demand > Supply
Lacks of flatland (geographical limitation)
What?
Not enough land resources for development
Limited land for housing development
Process
Definitions of the key concept to aid the completion of project
make use of their knowledge about sustainability and land development measures to finish the plan
Choose the most suitable measure(s) to develop
Land development measures
Reclamation
the process of creating new land from ocean, riverbeds, or lake
Intrusion of country park
the use of land in country park for development
4Rs
Redevelopment
an act of demolishing decayed buildings and replace them with modern ones
Rehabilitation
the restoration of old buildings
Revitalization
a process to brings back ‘life’ and revive the unique characteristics of the problematic area or the building
Presevation
a process of maintaining and managing change to a heritage
Writing procedures
to find out the related information and knowledge
to understand the controversies involved
to come up with a plan that can best benefit all parties
Evalution
Rubric
used as a guided material
to familiarize students with the assessing criteria
Conclusion
Expected learning outcomes
Teacher's page
to provide teachers with neccessary procedures to guide students
to help teachers and students to reflect upon their progress throughtout the project