Chapter 9: Sustainable development of housing. Flashcards
How does housing affect the natural environment?
-Use of natural resources
-Environmental pollution
What is the result of housing developments in cities?
What are some activities that people living in these places carry out that impact the natural environment?
How do these activities impact the natural environment?
-They promote high-density living and increase the resource demands made of any surrounding area.
-People living in these places need electricity to power their devices, food to eat, water for sanitation, space to depose their waste, and open spaces for recreation.
-To allow for residents to carry out these activities, natural resources need to be extracted and used. The land that housing developments sit on was also originally part of the natural environment, which had been repurposed for human use. The resources demands of housing developments thus lead to negative environmental impacts.
In order to make space for the building of houses, land ______ to __________.
-is cleared, make space for the urban population to grow
Resources have to be extracted from the environment from either forest resources or mining to build houses and furniture and appliances in our homes.
Water is also needed for urban areas, which depletes water resources in the region
Define pollution.
What are the different types of pollution?
Pollution is the introduction of substances that do not normally belong in the environment, which, in great enough concentrations, can have harmful effects on plants, animals and humans.
-Land pollution
-Water pollution
-Air pollution
What is land pollution narrowly defined?
What is land pollution broadly defined?
Why is land pollution bad?
What causes water pollution?
How can land and water contamination be minimised?
-Soil contamination
-Garbage and industrial waste
-Land pollution can lead to long-term damage to land, making it unsafe for building houses.
-Water pollution is caused by surface run-off from the streets, untreated sewage water, contaminated groundwater and acid rain. The contaminants, such as oil, bacteria and chemicals will mix with the water, making it unsafe to drink.
-Through proper waste management and the usage of natural fertilisers and pesticides instead of chemicals, land and water pollution can be minimised.
What causes air pollution?
How can air pollution be reduced?
Why is there more pollution in urban areas compared to rural areas of the same size?
-human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels for energy use and production, as well as emissions from factories pollute.
-Air pollution can be reduced by increasing public transport ridership and encouraging increased use of solar power.
-Urban cities have high concentrations of people, which means high concentrations of their waste products as well.
What causes air pollution?
How can air pollution be reduced?
Why is there more pollution in urban areas compared to rural areas of the same size?
-human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels for energy use and production, as well as emissions from factories pollute.
-Air pollution can be reduced by increasing public transport ridership and encouraging increased use of solar power.
-Urban cities have high concentrations of people, which means high concentrations of their waste products as well.
How does access to housing affect people?
-Provision of basic needs
-Presence of amenities
-Presence of communities
How does housing provide basic needs to its inhabitants?
-City housing provides people with shelter, which is a basic human need. It also allows for access to sanitation, improving people’s quality of life. This reduces the outbreak of outbreak of diseases and improves people’s well-being and overall health. Formal housing also makes access to water and electricity easier as such infrastructure is usually developed together with housing projects.
Define amenities.
Amenities are desirable or useful features of a place that make life easier for its residents.
