Sustainable Development in Cities

1. How environmentally friendly are the buildings in your city?

2. Are there a lot of green areas (e.g. parks and natural areas) in your city?

3. Does your city have a lot of trees?

4. What is being done to protect the natural areas in or around your city?

5. Is your city easy to walk in?  How much do people walk in your city?

6. How good is the public transportation in your city?  Can most people rely on the public transport, or do most people need private vehicles to commute?

7. Where does your city get its electricity from?  (e.g. fossil fuels? renewable energy? nuclear power?)  Do you think this is sustainable?

8. How clean is your city?  What are the sanitation programs in your city?

9. If you wanted to make your city more environmentally friendly, what could you do?

10. Are there enough places for everyone in your city to live?  

11.  Is the population of your city growing?  If so, are arrangements being made to provide housing for all the new people coming into your city?

12. Are there enough jobs for everyone in your city?  What could be done to help the employment rate of your city?

13. How safe is the drinking water in your city?  Does everyone in your city have access to clean drinking water?