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Planet City - A Sci-Fi Vision of a Regenerative Future

Provided by: TED |Published on: April 27, 2021

Videos Grades 6-8, 9-12

Synopsis

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.

Subjects: Visual and Performing Arts

Authors: Liam Young, TED

Region: Global

Languages: English

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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