2. Urban sustainability in London

Question 1

What is urban sustainability?

Answer 1

Urban sustainability is where there is:

MINIMUM DAMAGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT by

water conversation - energy conversation - waste recycling - creating green spaces - congestion charges - bike sharing scheme - extension to underground trains to people will not use there cars thus reducing traffic pollution

Question 2

How can you improve URBAN SUSTAINABILITY in LONDON?

Answer 2

You can improve urban sustainability in LONDON (reduce damage to the environment by):

1. WATER CONVERSATION - collection rainwater for garden, water meters
2. ENERGY CONSERVATION - insulating homes & business, low energy lighting, triple glazed windows to keep in the heat
3. RECYCLE WASTE - ‘reduce, reuse, recycle & using ‘grey’ water to flush toilets
4. CREATING GREEN SPACES - planting more trees - eg Queen Elizabeth Park
5. ENCOURAGING USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT - extended the underground JUBILEE LINE encourages more people to take the underground and leave car & pollution
6. OYSTER CARDS - 1 ticket for all travel eg bus, train, underground - quick & efficient
7. CONGESTION CHARGING ZONES - charge high costs to take cars into central London - discourages people to use cars and they will use public transport instead improve pollution
8. BIKE SHARING SCHEME - ‘BORIS BIKES’ hire them - cheap, easy, quick - reduce traffic congestion & pollution

Question 3

What needs to be done to have URBAN SUSTAINABILITY (minimum damage to the environment - protect area for future generations)

Answer 3

Create URBAN SUSTAINABILITY (minimum damage to the environment)

• Transport Strategies - Boris Bikes (reduce pollution & congestion) - Crossrail link (Elizabeth high speed trains across London - efficient way of transporting people quickly)
• Water & Energy Conversation - solar - collect & reuse rainwater
• Reuse ‘brownfield’ sites for creating green spaces - better environment for people