1. What are the historical underpinnings of a planner’s approach to sustainable development? How have these early thinkers informed the debate?

2. Describe the four kinds of ethical frameworks and how they might inform a policy focused on sustainable development.

3. What is an indicator? Why and how is it used? How would you design a set of indicators to examine the impact that development is having in a city? How would the data derived from the indicator inform policy and implementation?

4. What role does urban form play in the sustainability of a place? How do land use decisions impact this?