Chapter 13: The Urban Environment: Creating Sustainable Cities

Question 1

Urbanization

Answer 1

Shift from the countryside into towns and cities

Question 2

Sprawl

Answer 2

Spread of low-density urban and suburban development outward from an urban center

Question 3

Causes of Sprawl

Answer 3

Population growth, Per Capita Land Consumption

Question 4

City/Urban Planning

Answer 4

How to design cities to maximize efficiency, functionality, and beauty

Question 5

Zoning

Answer 5

Practice of classifying areas for different types of development and land use

Question 6

Transit-oriented development

Answer 6

Building infrastructure to complement public transportation/low impact transportation

Question 7

Mass transit

Answer 7

Public systems of buses, trains, subways, or light rails that move large numbers of passengers

Question 8

Greenways

Answer 8

Strips of land that connect parks or neighborhoods, often run along rivers, streams, or canals, and provide access to networks of walking trails

Question 9

Greenbelts

Answer 9

Long and wide corridors of parklands, often encircling entire urban area

Question 10

Urban heat island effect

Answer 10

Pavement/cement retain heat in area