🧍3.2.3.8 - Sustainable Urban Development Flashcards

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What is sustainable development?

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Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

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What is liveability?

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The characteristics of a city, which improve the quality of life for the people living there

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What is a sustainable city?

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One which provides employment, a high standard of living, a clean healthy environment and fair governance for all its residents

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What is ecological footprint?

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The total area of productive land and water required to produce the resources a population consumes and absorb the waste products

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What are the inputs to an unsustainable city?

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Food goods
Non-renewable energy
People

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What are the outputs of an unsustainable city?

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Waste
Air and noise pollution
Goods, services, wealth, sprawl

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What are the inputs of a sustainable city?

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Food goods
Conservation and use of renewable energy
People

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What are the output of a sustainable city?

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Reduced outputs and the recycling of inorganic waste eg paper, plastic etc

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What are the social strategies for sustainability?

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Green housing and buildings
Adequate school and healthcare provisions
Available food supplies

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What are the economic strategies for sustainability?

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Employment opportunities

Production and distribution of renewable energy

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What are the environmental strategies for sustainability?

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Energy efficiency
Waste and recycling management
Incorporating green space into areas

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What are the political strategies for sustainability?

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Adoption of green urban planning and design

Policies in place to force people to me more green

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What is the population of Curitiba?

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3 million

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How was the Curitiba bus system improved?

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A bus every 60 seconds
Prepaid tickets
Larger buses to carry more people

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How are pollution levels reduced in the parks of Curitiba?

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Sheep are used to cut the grass

Derelict land turned into green space

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What is done for the poor in Curitiba?

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If areas are cleaned, the government exchange their rubbish for food vouchers

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How are the poor helped to buy houses?

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Low interest mortgages are given to them and through ‘self help’ schemes

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How do social challenges of urbanisation differ between developed and developing countries?

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Developing countries must provide more housing, basic sanitation and infrastructure while developed countries face social cohesion and unemployment

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What are some of the social urban trends?

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More people living in cities
More people living in slums
Insufficient use of public services
Ageing

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What are some of the economic urban trends?

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Inequality and financial fragility

Food insecurity

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What are some of the environmental urban trends?

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Energy access

Climate change