Planet City - A Sci-Fi Vision of an Astonishing Regenerative Future

• This video from TED is a talk from Liam Young, a director and architect who designed a science-fiction thought experiment for a sustainable future with one global city, named Planet City. 
• It depicts a future for humanity that takes up 0.02% of Earth, restores the natural world, progresses culture, and eliminates human-created separations like political affiliation and national boundaries. 

Positives

• The talk is accompanied by engaging visuals that help students better imagine Planet City.
• Students will be challenged to rethink what is possible and what is sustainable for a growing population with limited resources.

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should know the terms provocation and thought experiment.
• Students should understand this isn't a prediction or even an aspiration, but an artwork meant to provoke thought and discussion.
  

Differentiation

• Students who need support following along can use the transcript and read-along feature.
• Students in ELA classes can analyze the author's purpose for this talk.
• Students in science or engineering classes can create designs for Planet City and explain the environmental benefits of their designs.
• Students in Art classes can create visuals for their own Planet City.
• Related resources include the futuristic climate-fiction book "The Ministry for the Future", the lesson plan Writing Cli-Fi, and the online art exhibition Survival Architecture and the Art of Resilience.

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