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Divide the class into groups and give each group one building that they have to learn
about and present how it is sustainable. Examples of buildings:

• Beitou Public Library, Taipei, Taiwan
• California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, USA
• World Trade Center, Manama, Bahrain
• Pixel Building, Melbourne, Australia
• Museum of Tomorrow, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Turning Torso, Malmö, Sweden
• Parkroyal Collection, Singapur, Singapur
• Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, China
• Reforma Tower, Mexico City, Mexico

2. Cities of the future

2.1. Why We Need Green Cities?

Green cities are a necessary next step to help tackle climate change. They correspond to
a new economic model based on sustainable development called the circular economy.
Such cities are a response to the increasing scarcity of raw materials and land resources
(saving them) and to the anthropogenic climate crisis caused. A new type of cities using
Industry 4.0 resources is to be an answer to these problems and is to make it possible to reduce
our impact on the climate, save energy and water resources, store waste in a more rational way
and finally take care of biodiversity and the preservation of flora and fauna. There is a whole raft
of ideas on how to do this, but they are often ignored and pushed into the background by local
and national authorities. The need for change in cities is also driven by health reasons.

Due to high urban pollution, people are increasingly falling ill with lung diseases and cancer. Large
cities have a problem not only with street pollution but also with noise and light pollution.
However, it is also worth mentioning here how we will gain from introducing more sustainable
solutions.

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This communication reflects the
views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the

information contained therein.