Sustainable Development and Urban Ecology
Students will explore how urban environments can be designed to support local wildlife and ecological connectivity.
About This Topic
Students will explore how urban environments can be designed to support local wildlife and ecological connectivity.
Key Questions
- Analyze how urban environments can be designed to support local wildlife and ecological connectivity.
- Explain how we can balance the needs of human development with the preservation of biodiversity hotspots.
- Critique the concept of sustainable development in the context of a rapidly growing global population.
Active Learning Ideas
See all activities→Activities & Teaching Strategies
See all activities
Planning templates for Biology
More in Ecology and Sustainable Systems
Introduction to Ecosystems
Students will define key ecological terms and explore the components of an ecosystem.
8 methodologies
Energy Flow in Ecosystems
Students will investigate the flow of energy through various trophic levels in food chains and webs.
8 methodologies
Nutrient Cycling
Students will explore the cycling of essential nutrients, such as carbon, nitrogen, and water, through ecosystems.
8 methodologies
Population Dynamics
Students will study factors that influence population growth, density, and distribution.
8 methodologies
Community Interactions
Students will investigate various types of interactions between species within a community, including competition, predation, and symbiosis.
8 methodologies
Climate Change: Causes and Impacts
Students will examine the biological consequences of rising global temperatures and habitat loss.
8 methodologies