A new office block is being built in your neighbourhood. It uses recycled building materials and will employ people when it is completed.
The building has been designed to use solar power, has good insulation and uses the minimum amount of water possible.
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Very sustainable
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Quite sustainable
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Not sustainable
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The office will provide employment and so help in economic and social sustainability. Building the offices will use up natural resources but it does contain recycled materials, have good insulation and use solar power.
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A farmer produces vegetables which she sells in a local farmers market. She uses organic methods to fertilise her crops and control pests.
She grows less than if she used intensive farming methods but can sell her vegetables at a higher price to make a reasonable profit.
She thinks that all food should be made organically.
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Very sustainable
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Quite sustainable
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Not sustainable
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Organic farming does not use pesticides or chemical fertilisers. Some people say that food produced organically tastes better and is good for the environment.
She produces less and so sells her vegetables at a higher price compared to ones grown by intensive farming. Not everyone can afford them. This could affect their social and economic sustainability.
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A new, out-of-town shopping centre has just opened. It is close to a motorway and about 10 miles from the centre of town.
Each day thousands of people travel there in their cars to do their shopping. The centre is a major employer and has helped to regenerate the local economy. |
Very sustainable
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Quite sustainable
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Not sustainable
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Out-of-town centres have a lot of shops in the one area. They are convenient for people with cars and employ large numbers of people. This helps to make them socially and economically sustainable.
However, travelling by car produces lots of carbon dioxide emissions which are environmentally un-sustainable.
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