Eco Cities. WebQuest

Introduction

Ecocities are ecologically healthy cities, which work to contribute to positively changing the environment. This webquest will help you to learn information about the challenges of eco-cities. This will assist in you making your own eco-city as part of your midterm exam. 

Task

You will research across multiple websites challenges and tasks faced when building an eco-city. You will also research the costs of maintaining and the impacts which these cities have. 

Process

https://ecocitybuilders.org/what-is-an-ecocity/

https://www.green-the-world.net/eco-city.html

Read through each article and find information to help you answer questions 1-4. 

1. What is an eco-city and what does it aim to do?

 

 

2. What do cities and organisms share in common? What do eco-cities offer to residents that can improve a state of life?

 

 

3. What would best describe the purpose of an eco-city, or the setting and environment within one?
 

4. What is an important step in addressing urban challenges and creating effective solutions for these problems? What are some of the challenges face?

 

 

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120503-sustainable-cities-on-the-rise

Read this news article to research and find information to help answer questions 5-8. You may also use info from the other 2 articles.

5. What other countries or cities are starting to develop eco-cities? Does location matter when making an eco-city?
 

6. Why would other countries wish to begin to plan eco-cities and take steps toward more ecologically friendly cities?

 

7. What is being added to houses or buildings to allow for these cities to become ecologically friendly? What do these additions help to create?

 

 

8. What is Tianjin eco-city using to remove toxic metals from polluted water sources and lakes? How does this benefit the city in saving energy and money?

 

Evaluation

Why would more eco-cities be a useful thing in the world? What would this provide towards saving the ever-changing environment?

 

 

 

What information do you feel you could use in your own project? How will this research assist in creating your project?