Sustainable development
G3 Elective Geography: Climate - syllabus K335, 2027
Decide how a neighbourhood can meet people's needs, protect nature and prepare for hazards.
- Sustainable neighbourhoods
A sustainable neighbourhood keeps services running, meets all residents' needs and protects the environment, now and in future.
- Ecosystem services
Nature gives us materials, controls our surroundings, offers places to relax and learn, and keeps these benefits going.
- Neighbourhood hazards
A hazard can cause harm, but how much harm depends on who is exposed and how vulnerable they are.
- Environmental stewardship
Stewardship means caring for the environment, helping others understand it and checking whether the care actually works.
- Community resilience
Reduce exposure and vulnerability before a hazard strikes, and build the knowledge, relationships and services needed to recover.
- Named examples: Sustainable development
A named place with a date or figure, linked to your point, turns a general answer into a developed one.
What you will be able to do
I can explain what makes a neighbourhood sustainable for its economy, its people and its environment.
Syllabus K335, Topic 1.2, Key Question 1. What are sustainable urban neighbourhoods?
Taught in Sustainable neighbourhoods, Named examples: Sustainable development
I can name the ecosystem services in an urban neighbourhood: provisioning, regulating, cultural and supporting.
Syllabus K335, Topic 1.2, Key Question 2. What ecosystem services are found in urban neighbourhoods?
Taught in Ecosystem services
I can explain the causes and consequences of fire, air pollution and traffic hazards in a neighbourhood.
Syllabus K335, Topic 1.2, Key Question 3. What are common hazards in urban neighbourhoods?
Taught in Neighbourhood hazards
I can explain how stewardship, risk management and community resilience build a sustainable neighbourhood.
Syllabus K335, Topic 1.2, Key Question 4. How to build sustainable urban neighbourhoods?
Taught in Environmental stewardship, Community resilience