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 * In Class Assignment: Affordable Green Housing**


 * TED Documentary on Health is Where you Live:**
 * Bill Davenhall: Your health depends on where you live**
 * http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_davenhall_your_health_depends_on_where_you_live.html**

1. Why Bill Davenhall does he say that where you live determines your health?

2. Describe why Bill Davenhall thinks that geomedicine is so very important as part of your medical file for your doctor. How would you trace your geomedical history?

3. According to Jonathan Rose, how does diversity strengthen a community? What different types of diversity does he talk about?

4. Why does Jonathan Rose believe that a community is more likely to be sustainable if it’s diverse? Do you agree with him? Why or why not?

5. How can a real-estate developer “repair the fabric of communities”? What types of buildings contribute to the fabric of a community in a positive way? In a negative way (e.g., homogeneous vs. heterogeneous population, commercial vs. residential, shared space vs. private space)?

6. List 5 ways in which Cairo benefited by greening their city: