🎀Ciaro, Egypt- Problems In LEDC Cities Flashcards
Causes of air pollution in Cairo?
Traffic
Industry
Burning rubbish
Effects of air pollution in Cairo?
Smog
Breathing problems
Attempts to manage the problem of air pollution in Cairo?
Industries use cleaner fuels
Ring road built in city centre to minimise traffic pollution
Installed chimneys with filters to reduce pollution
Causing of housing problems in Cairo?
Illegal housing built on the land.
High fertility rates
Effects of the housing problems in Cairo?
Average space of 2 square metres per person.
Leads to Cairo being over crowded.
Unsecure housing
Too many people for the housing so houses are built on roof tops.
Attempts to manage the problem of housing in Cairo?
No improvement to slums
Extent land into outskirts
Construction of 40 new settlements and new towns located in desert away from fertile land to house 15 million people.
Highway links to centre.
Causes of traffic in Cairo?
More people
Wealthier
More cars
More trafficking
Effects of traffic in Cairo?
Lots of cars results in lost of congestion and lots of carbon dioxide released which leads to air pollution.
Attempt to manage traffic in Cairo?
Construction of Ciara metro - well organised , quick and offer air condition and comfort
2 million people use a metro a day
Ring road
Causes of water pollution and sewage in Cairo?
Old sewage systems
Sewers not big enough
Can’t cope with all the sewage of the large amount of people .
Effects of water pollution and sewage in Cairo?
Visual pollution
Bad smells
Diseases being spread
Dirty
Attempts to manage the problem of water pollution and sewage in Cairo?
Donkeys collect rubbish
Greater Cairo sewage project- extend the sewers into areas which don’t have any.
