This document discusses ways that Birmingham, England works to make urban living more sustainable and improve quality of life. It defines sustainability as meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs, often considering social, economic, and environmental aspects of city living. The document outlines an activity for students where they will research in groups how Birmingham specifically addresses issues like recycling, employment, education, health, transport, affordable housing, and energy-efficient housing to promote sustainability.

1. Making urban living more sustainable and
improving the quality if life in
Birmingham
LO:
To understand what Birmingham does to make
urban living more sustainable

2. Definitions
• Sustainability is meeting the needs of the
present without compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their own needs.
• It often covers social, economic and
environmental aspects of city living.
LO: Making urban living more sustainable and improving the quality if life in Birmingham

3. QUIZ:Is this sustainable in
a city?
• Use the Ipad app Learning Tools to show
either red or green to signal if you thing the
following images show sustainable or
unsustainable urban living.
LO: Making urban living more sustainable and improving the quality if life in Birmingham

4. 1. Low unemployment levels

5. 2. Importing food from
aboard?

6. 3. Cycling to work?

7. 4. Driving everywhere?

8. 5. Expensive housing?

9. 6. High education standards?

10. 7. Unhealthy diets?

11. 8. Developed public transport
networks?

12. 9. Rubbish collection

13. 10. Energy efficient homes?

14. 11. Redeveloping brown field
sites?

15. Todays lesson
1. Research in groups (20mins) into a specific
area of sustainability in Birmingham (using
text book and internet). Write in A3
sheet.
2. Share and collect information (30mins) to
complete your sustainability review!
LO: Making urban living more sustainable and improving the quality if life in Birmingham

16. Your turn
• In your group, research using p168-9 in the text book, the ppt
on Showbie (B’ham extra info) and on the internet to help you
produce key information on how Birmingham has tackled this
issue sustainably.
1. Recycling
2. Employment
3. Education
4. Health
5. Transport
6. Affordable housing
7. Energy-Efficient Housing
• Remember: must have specific reference to B’ham (place
names, dates, etc.)
LO: Making urban living more sustainable and improving the quality if life in Birmingham