Why the Suburbs Are Terrible for Us (and the Planet)

Support OCC on Patreon:   / ourchangingclimate   In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at why the suburbs are so terrible for people and the planet. Specifically, I look at the racist history of the suburbs in the United States in order to understand how the suburbs came about. The suburbs have a dark history of white supremacy and settler colonialism that suburbanites still wrestle with today. Suburban design, a result of white flight and fear of the perceived ills of the city, locked in a way of living and a way of moving about the landscape that is incompatible with the environment. The suburban lifestyle is not sustainable, both in terms of our well-being and our planet. Help me make more videos like this via Patreon:   / ourchangingclimate   Email List: https://ourchangingclimateocc.substac... Twitter:   / ourclimatenow   Facebook:   / occvideos   Instagram:   / occ.climate   Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/OurChangingClimate/ For more suburb content, check out Not Just Bikes:    / notjustbikes   Check out other Climate YouTubers: Climate in Colour:    / @joycelynlongdon   zentouro:    / zentouro   Climate Adam:    / climateadam   Kurtis Baute:    / @scopeofscience   Levi Hildebrand:    / the100lh   Simon Clark:    / simonoxfphys   Sarah Karver:    / @sarahkarver   Climate Town:    / @climatetown   Jack Harries:    / jacksgap   Beckisphere:    / @beckisphere   All About Climate:    / @allaboutclimate   Aime Maggie:    / @aimemaggie   Just Have a Think:    / @justhaveathink   Ankur Shah:    / ankurshah   Planet Proof:    / @brandproofofficial   Future Proof:    / futureprooftv   Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:38 - Settler-Colonial Roots 5:57 - How Racism Made the Suburbs 10:06 - Suburbia's Environmental Destruction 12:28 - Building for the Planet and People 15:15 - Check Out the Nebula Companion Video 17:44 - What To Watch Next I use Epidemic Sound for some of my music: http://epidemicsound.com/creator _______________________ Further Reading and Resources: https://ourchangingclimate.notion.sit... #suburbs #urbandesign #climatechange