Assignment 1:
Sustainable System in a city (Focusing on Natural Disaster Mitigation)
Assignment weightage: 40% (30% Group Work+10% Individual Peer Assessment)
Task :
This group assignment, titled "Sustainable System in a City," requires you to investigate urban resilience and natural disaster mitigation by comparing two distinct cities. Working in a team of five, you must first analyze a city with a lower sustainable ranking (Phase 1), examining its urban design, density, and current strategies, and then select a high-performing sustainable city (Phase 2) to serve as a theoretical model for improvement. The core task involves appraising the first city's resilience across environmental, social, and economic infrastructures—such as energy efficiency, waste systems, and equity—and proposing specific interventions adopted from the model city to enhance its sustainability in line with SDG 11. The final deliverable is a narrated video presentation of up to 10 minutes (maximum 20 slides) that synthesizes your analysis, comparison, and strategic recommendations.