Task 6 - Cool Cities - graded project #3

Gentlemen: Here's the next assignment, which is due next Sunday, meaning a draft version is due this week Thursday, due to coming Writing and Progress Tests!

One Planet Living & Cool Cities
*The students post 200 to 250 word problem solution report about SDCJ cool cities:
A description of how modern cities contribute to global warming (problems)
A description of the main ways in which they will save energy and reduce carbon emissions (solutions)
Your opinion on the practicality of the proposed cities
You should provide information from more than one source


*Watch the two videos here: Cool Cities and SDCJ
Click here for a cool video on green plans for Abu Dhabi
*Read "Cool ideas to beat the heat", Building a Green Dream, and Masder's Green Dream is not for all from The National


Challenging Alternative Report

Reviewing the links below create and argument report on the pros and cons of planned environmentally friendly cities.
State whether you think such projects are feasible.
250 words plus
MLA referencing required




Visit http://www.oneplanetliving.org/
What are the ten principles of One Planet Living? Visit and discuss. Write an entry in your blog on how these could apply here.
Watch the YouTube videos by a Zimbabwean student, by an English student, or by these US 6th grade kids
In a group, make your own video on global warming and upload it to your blogs.
Watch the two videos here: Cool Cities and SDCJ
Read "Cool ideas to beat the heat", Building a Green Dream, and Masder's Green Dream is not for all from The National
Write: Is the cool city project realistic for the UAE? Identify 3 adaptations that could work and 3 which would not work (well) to reduce global warming. Base your writing on the videos and articles from The National.
Read this special report and video on Renewable Energy in Abu Dhabi by Time magazine
Read this article about Masdar City
Listen to Dr Sultan Jaber at the World Future Energy Summit: http://www.wfes08.com/page.cfm/link=376
What is Masdar? http://www.masdaruae.com/ or read this Times article.
Watch a video about Masdar on Youtube.