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Changing Urban Environments Case Studies Flashcards

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Where is Curitiba located and how many people live there?

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South eastern Brazil, 2 million

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What are the transport solutions in Curitiba?

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  • Pedestrianisation done overnight and has since spread over 50 blocks
  • triple-articulate Buses (cheaper than trains) with bus lanes and quick + efficient glass boarding tubes
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What have they done with open spaces in Curitiba?

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  • They turned the river banks into parks (flood plain zoning)
  • More Storeys added onto skyscrapers in return for gardens/ green spaces at the base of them.
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What has Curitiba done about waste management?

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  • they recycle 2/3 of their waste
  • the library stocks old/ reused books
    Waste is separated into 2 sections: organic amd mom-organic
  • poorer residents exchange waste for food and bus tickets.
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What is a sustainable city?

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A city that will use less resources and produce less waste than an unsustainable city.

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What is sustainability?

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Looking after the needs of today without reducing opportunities for the future.

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How is the education and industry different in Curitiba?

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  • industries work with the community

- high standard of education (one of the oldest universities in Brazil)

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What are the problems with water pollution in Mumbai?

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  • there is illegal dumping of seage and industrial waste in the river mithi
  • people wash clothes and cooking equipment in the river
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What are the short term solutions with water pollution in Mumbai?

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  • unemployed people would be hired to clean up waste in the water sources.
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What are the long term solutions with water pollution in Mumbai?

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  • sewers and water treatment works to be implemented.
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What are the problems with air pollution in Mumbai?

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  • industries in the eastern suburbs as well as rubbish incineration cause air pollution.
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What are the solutions with air pollution in Mumbai?

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  • public transport and increased car taxes.
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What are the problems with waste disposal in Mumbai?

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  • Mumbai’s population produces 8500T a day and has no formal system of waste collection.
  • Waste is often dumped on vacant fields nearby
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What are the solutions with waste disposal in Mumbai?

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  • companies such as Samsung have set up E-waste disposal sites
  • A collection scheme was set up and it reduced dumped waste by 25%
  • Companies offer a payment of 5-10 rupees for E-waste
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What are the positives of Dharavi?

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  • 85% employment rate

- residents are hardworking and close knit community

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What are the negatives of Dharavi?

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  • it the 2nd largest slum in Asia and is very densly populated
  • running water is only available for 2hrs a day
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What is Dharavi’s recycling zone?

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  • Ragpickers earn around £1 a day for their work

- 80% of waste is recycled

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What are the planned developments for Dharavi?

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  • remove the slum and replace it with multiple storey flats.
  • build schools, roads and drainage systems.
  • residents who can prove they have lived there since 1995 are given accommodation.
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What Is a UDC and give 2 examples

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Urban Development Corporation-creates new houses, offices and industries. e.g.) London Docklands and Eastside

20
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How much did Birmingham spend of Eastside?

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£6-8 million over a 10 year period

21
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How many jobs did the redevelopment of eastside make?

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12, 000 jobs, 5,000 jobs for construction

22
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What are the housing issues?

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  • need 240 000 homes per but only building 120 000 per year
23
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What is ethnic segregation?

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When people of a particular ethnic group choose to live with others from the same ethnic group, separate from other ethnic groups.
e.g. people living in enclaves in spark brook or shrub hill, Birmingham

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What are the issues in the CBD?

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  • vandalism, litter, pollution, traffic, closed shops
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What are the solutions to issues in the CBD (Birmingham, Bullring case study)?

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  • pedestrainisation
  • improving public areas e.g. benches, trees, new library & bins
  • improving access e.g. revamping new street station (2015, cost £600million)
  • seasonal activities e.g. the German Christmas market
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What are the inner city issues?

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acess to services, access to open land, security

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What are the multicultural issues?

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  • racism, ethnic segregation and loss of original trade.
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What are the traffic issues?

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  • wastes time and reduces productivity
  • hazardous and ugly
  • emergency services would be slowed
  • air + noise pollution
29
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What are the solutions to the multicultural issues?

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  • posters printed in different languages
  • suitable services provided
  • interpreters provided at hospitals and police stations
30
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What are the solutions to the traffic issues?

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  • train systems
  • pedestrianisation
  • ring roads
31
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What are the solutions to the inner city issues?

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  • Urban development corporations
  • City challenge
  • Sustainable communities
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What is City Challenge?

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  • local authority and the community enhance the environment and community facilities
    e. g. Hulme city challenge
33
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What are Sustainable communities?

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  • communities create an are with access to jobs, education and healthcare
  • e.g. BedZED, London
34
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How much space does parkland in Curitiba cover?

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1.4 million metres squared

35
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How many cars are on the road everyday in mumbai?

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700 000

36
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Why is the air pollution really bad in Mumbai?

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its three times the safe limit

37
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How much raw sewerage is emptied into the river Mithi per day?

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800 million litres

38
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How much area does the park in Curitiba cover and how do they maximise use?

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1.4 million metres squared, they are all interconnected which also prevent shanty towns being built up

39
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How do they cut grass in Curitiba?

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sheep

40
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How many houses did the build close to industry in Curitiba?

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20 000, means people cycle to work

41
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why do companies want to set up business in Curitiba?

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because the university means that the workforce is educated

42
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How many cases of Diphtheria and typoid are there a day?

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4 000

43
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What are some negatives of the land in Dharavi?

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  • there is a lot of toxic waste
  • people own no legal rights to the land
  • there are no maps or sign posts
44
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How many people share 1 public toilet in dharavi?

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500

45
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How big the they development scheme threatening Dharavi?

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$2 billion

Geography GCSE 2017 (12 decks)

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