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TYPES OF COMMUNITIES

SUBURBAN

The dangers of urban sprawl and some solutions.

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

URBAN

Turning plastic to oil etc

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.

RURAL

Economic

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.

Importing Exporting

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

Commerce, business

How people spend money

Employment

Type of jobs

Political

Laws

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

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.

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.

Environmental

Food as a natrural Resource

What way of producing and distributing food is most sustainable?

Quality of Water

Quality of Oxygen

Energy Sources

Renewable Energy And Electricity

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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.

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

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION AND DENSITY

Population Distribution

LINEAR

River Railway Road

SCATTERED

Rural

CLUSTERED

City

LAND USE IN A COMMUNITY

RESIDENTIAL

Houses, Condos, Apartment

TRANSPORTATION

Streets, Highways, Parking lot, Railways

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

INDUSTRIAL

Factories, Warehouses, Power Plants, Waste Plants,

Cover large areas of land, provide employment

PARKS OPEN SPACES

Natural space, untouched, public use

provides refuge

COMMERCIAL

Places to buy things

Subtopic

INSTITUTIONAL

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

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

Social

Transportation

What types of transportation are most sustainable?

Institutuions/Public Places

Networking, Social Media

Where people live

What is the most sustainable type of dwelling?

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

The document explores various methods to mitigate environmental impact through import and export activities, highlighting the importance of sustainable practices in global commerce.