Writing assignment

Sustainable Cities Name: ___________________________

Sustainable development assignment reflection #1

Take about 15 minutes to think about and respond to the following prompts.

There are no “right” or “wrong” answers. This exercise is intended to gauge your current thoughts on and understandings of these terms and topics.

Use the back of this sheet if necessary.

Keep this exercise with you – you’ll need to use it in class and to complete the Sustainable Development assignment.

1. Provide a short definition of sustainability. (1-2 sentences)

2. Provide a short definition of sustainable development. (1-2 sentences)

3. Is urbanization a problem or part of the solution for global sustainability? Why? (1-3 paragraphs)

Sustainable Cities Name: ___________________________

Sustainable development assignment reflection #2

Review the definitions of sustainable development/sustainability in the handout “Some definitions of sustainable development” which is from your Wheeler reading.

Review the definitions of sustainability and sustainable development that you wrote in reflection #1.

Take 10 minutes to respond to the following prompts.

Keep this exercise with you – you may need to use it again in class, and you will need it to complete the Sustainable Development assignment.

1. To which definition of sustainability or sustainable development is your own definition closest? In what ways are the two definitions similar and different?

2. Which definition (yours, or any one of the definitions from the handout) currently best reflects your thoughts on what sustainability or sustainable development is? If you have selected a new definition, why did you pick it?

Sustainable Cities Name: ___________________________

Sustainable development assignment reflection #3

Take 5-10 minutes to respond to the following prompt.

Keep this exercise with you – you may need to use it again in class, and you will need it to complete the Sustainable Development assignment.

1. Revisit your response to the Reflection #1 question about urbanization and sustainability (Is urbanization a problem or part of the solution for global sustainability? Why?).

Have your thoughts changed on this question? In what ways, and why?

Sustainable Cities Name: ___________________________

Sustainable development assignment reflection #4

Take about 10 minutes to respond to the following prompts.

Keep this exercise with you – you may need to use it again in class, and you will need it to complete the Sustainable Development assignment.

1. Record the definition that currently best reflects your thoughts on what sustainability or sustainable development is.

2. If your definition has changed since Reflection #2, briefly describe the key ideas from readings, lectures, or elsewhere that prompted this shift.

Sustainable Cities Name: ___________________________

Sustainable development assignment reflection #5

Take about 10 minutes to respond to the following prompts.

Keep this exercise with you – you may need to use it again in class, and you will need it to complete the Sustainable Development assignment.

1. Record the definition that currently best reflects your thoughts on what sustainability or sustainable development is.

2. Whether or not your definition has changed since Reflection #4, describe specific ideas about sustainable development that stood out to you during this week of class. These could be from our readings, lectures, and class work, or from elsewhere.

Sustainable Cities Name: ___________________________

Sustainable development assignment reflection #6

Take about 10 minutes to respond to the following prompts.

Keep this exercise with you – you may need to use it again in class, and you will need it to complete the Sustainable Development assignment.

1. Record the definition that currently best reflects your thoughts on what sustainability or sustainable development is. If your definition has changed since Reflection #5, explain why.

2. Whether or not your definition has changed since Reflection #5, describe specific ideas about sustainable development that stood out to you during this week of class. These could be from our readings, lectures, and class work, or from elsewhere.

Sustainable Cities Name: ___________________________

Sustainable development assignment reflection #7

Take about 10 minutes to respond to the following prompts.

Keep this exercise with you – you may need to use it again in class, and you will need it to complete the Sustainable Development assignment.

1. Record the definition that currently best reflects your thoughts on what sustainability or sustainable development is. If your definition has changed since Reflection #6, explain why.

2. Whether or not your definition has changed since Reflection #6, describe specific ideas about sustainable development that stood out to you during this week of class. These could be from our readings, lectures, and class work, or from elsewhere.

Sustainable Cities Name: ___________________________

Sustainable development assignment reflection #8

Take about 10 minutes to respond to the following prompts.

Keep this exercise with you – you may need to use it again in class, and you will need it to complete the Sustainable Development assignment.

1. Record the definition that currently best reflects your thoughts on what sustainability or sustainable development is. If your definition has changed since Reflection #7, explain why.

2. Whether or not your definition has changed since Reflection #7, describe specific ideas about sustainable development that stood out to you during this week of class. These could be from our readings, lectures, and class work, or from elsewhere.