In Boats, Not Cars, Rushton features Giethoorn, a town in the Netherlands, that doesn’t have any roads.
Rushton gives the following prompts to accompany this video:
“Back to the question about building a town from scratch: for it to be successful, you’d probably need to convince people to move there. What is it about the town that would make people choose to do so?
As you think about the kinds of things people might want in a town, can you think of things you and others could create or propose for your community that might make it a more attractive place for visits or investment?”
I think this would be a fun activity for students. Students could create their own town with characteristics that they would find appealing. They would need to think about the logistics of how it would affect the quality of life for people who live there. Then they would need to figure out a way to convince others to live there. Once they have their plan figured out, they would present it to the class and allow others to ask questions.
Please check out the video and think of other prompts you might come up with. Please share.
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