Title: TASK: What makes a city 'green'?
Course: GG 22/23 Leuphana-Copy > Section: 2.2 City // Transport

Progressive approaches to sustainability can be found in particular on the local level in cities and towns that commit to green reform policies. Many experts argue that, in fact, the cities in the U.S. can be regarded as policy laboratories for potential national approaches. Solutions that prove to be successful in communities and attract support of the population can become models for state and national policies.

1. Review the materials below and add criteria of green cities to your list from the warm-up task.

Here are some guiding questions:

- Which aspects are new?
- Are there some core factors that seem necessary?
- You can use the FORUM: How do you imagine a green city?

2. Document your findings in the form of a poster/collage.

You can either produce a digital poster or design a regular paper-and-pencil poster. For a digital collage poster, we suggest you use the simple photo collage maker Fotor or PowerPoint ( [fa-file-pdf-o] save presentation as PDF).

3. Upload your poster into the DATABASE: Learner texts.
( [fa-file-pdf-o] [fa-file-image-o] You can submit a PDF or JPEG version of your digital poster or a photograph of your poster.)

[fa-files-o] Materials and resources:

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Alstom: What is an eco-city?

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Linstroth, Tommy & Bell, Ryan (2011): Local Governments Take the Lead on Climate. In: eJournal USA 16: 2 (Issue: Climate Action Goes Local). Pp. 38-9.

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Earth Day Network: Learn about green cities

[fa-files-o] Additional materials and resources:

Take a look at these optional materials:

Video Transcript
Jeff Speck: The walkable city

Optional Electromobility

Electric vehicles have a lot of advantages. However, electromobility is still improvable. Have a look at the links below, make a list of advantages and disadvantages and explain how companies and the government can contribute to the improvement of electromobility.

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What you need to know about electromobility (July 2021)

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Electric cars are greener than petrol cars – but they’re far from perfect (September 11, 2020)

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Zusätzlicher Strombedarf hebelt Klimavorteile von E-Autos aus (June 19, 2020)