Impacts of Urbanization

Positives

• Engaging graphics and easy-to-read text accompany this video.
• This helps students think about some side-effects of changes to land surfaces that they may not have considered before.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should be familiar with urban, suburban, and rural areas.

Differentiation

• Students could discuss how this video relates to their own city or the nearest large city to their school.
• Teachers could use 4:46-6:19 to facilitate a discussion about best practices for urbanization.
• This resource can be used for AP Environmental Science classes, biology classes, physics classes, or engineering and design classes, as it discusses how urban design impacts stormwater runoff, flooding, aquifer recharging, and pollution.