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ENV 367 Wikipedia project outline

We have chosen to expand on the Sustainable Cities Wikipedia page. Currently there is a vague definition along with various examples from several countries. We have thought of several ways to expand this page. The first issue we think that needs to be tackled is the lack of a clear global definition of a sustainable city. Many of the cities listed as sustainable were awarded this honor by those with inherent biases, primarily those in political power. If clear global standards can be set then the term sustainable city would be clearly defined as opposed to obscure.

In our effort to clearly define this term we we willl also be adding sections on architecture and transportation. These are two components that every sustainable city must consider and account for if they wish to use the title sustainable city. Architecture can be sustainable on a large scale through urban infill, walkable urbanism, and at a small scale through individual buildings. Globally, current transportation infrastructure varies greatly. These large differences allow us to see regional or country trends in what is most sustainable and what is not.

Outline 1. Issues with classifying and the need for universal standards. a. Current classifying characteristics b. Inherent problems c. need for a global definition 2. Architecture a. urban infill b. walkable urbanism c. individual buildings (LEED) 3. Transportation a. Global differences in infrastructers b. Global leaders in sustainable transportation c. current and future trends

Useful websites http://sustainablecities.net/ http://gen.ecovillage.org/ http://www.uli.org/ http://www.sustainablecitiesnet.com/