Sustainable Urban Design: Crash Course Geography #49

From towering skyscrapers covered in trees to zero carbon smart cities, there are so many ways to imagine what a sustainable city of the future might look like. But what does it really mean to be sustainable anyway? Today, we’re going to look at environmental planning and how it intersects with people and the communities they form.

Further Reading:
Corkscrew Samp Sanctuary - corkscrew.audubon.org
AJLC at Oberlin - oberlin.edu/ajlc
La Borda Co-Op - laborda.coop/en/

Sources: docs.google.com/document/d/1YQOomMFWqS1JdbnxYpY9VQgoq4r7Gue7x-rdskSshyE/edit?usp=sharing

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