Bristol's Environmental Opportunities And Challenges Flashcards

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Urban greening

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More than a third of Bristol is open space
Over 90% of Pop live within 350m of parkland or waterways
8 nature reserves
300 parks
Areas of open water and meadow provide valuable habitats for wildlife, birds and plants

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Urban Greening

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Number of green initiatives for city
• 27% of city to be part of a wildlife network
• 30% of city to be covered in trees
• objectives set for wildlife in non-natural habitats

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Clean Up Bristol

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Amount of landfill has reduced by 60% in less than 10 years
Household waste reduced by 15%
Recycling has increased by 50%
Roadside recycling collection points
Technology (energy recovery)
Educate pupils (younger years)
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Where does recycling go

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Crawley - spectacles
Warrington - aluminium cans and foil
Chester - batteries
Harlow - glass
Aylesford - paper
Newport - engine oil
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How does bristols recycling scheme benefit the UK

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Recycled resources are sent to other places to be reused which create economic opportunities such as employment and industry
It also saves finite resources

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Bristols environmental challenges

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Industrial areas are now derelict

Rapid population growth has resulted in urban sprawl

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What’s being done to stop urban sprawl?

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2006 to 2013 only 6% new housing built on greenfield sites
2026 over 30 000 new houses planned on brownfield sites
Brownfield developments high density
• average 210 houses per hectare
• 60 on greenfield sites

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Bristol and Bath green belt

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Set up to prevent urban sprawl and merging of cities of Bath and Bristol
5% controlled by Bristol authorities
A lot of opposition to building houses on greenbelt
recent government policy encourages use of greenfield sites

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Housing development on brownfield land

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Good record for reusing sites
2006 to 2013 94% housing built on brownfield sites
Demand for housing comes from growing need for student accommodation
Needs 30 000 new homes by 2026

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