Building a sustainable community

The issues ... Prejudice

Lack of knowledge

Inequality

Apathy.

PREJUDICE

Prejudice refers to prejudging someone

or some group

Prejudice is detrimental to communities

The effects of Prejudice in society

Problems we face tackling Prejudice

PREJUDICE

Case study of Jesse Jackson

Best methods to tackle this problem

Eliminate through Education

Establish a policy of equal treatment and

opportunities for all community members

LACK OF KNOWLEGE

• How does this prevent a community from being sustainable?

• Lack of accessible knowledge, willingness and time to learn.

• Not knowing what is possible.

• Lack of cohesion between professional disciplines.

Energy

Built environment

Politics, policies.

INEQUALITY

• Equality is necessary for sustainability;

• Natural resources are unevenly

distributed;

• Need to rely on energy sources that

everyone can access;

• Energy, food and health are collective

action problems.

INEQUALITY• Inequality increases consumption;

• We need to take responsibility;

• “What you need, not what you want!”;

• Reducing waste could reduce inequality.

APATHY

What is apathy?

Apathy reduces cohesion;

Fighting apathy;

Are you apathetic?

Building a sustainable community