How can cities be sustainably built and managed?

Question 1

What happens when the challenges of living in cities are not addressed?

Answer 1

quality of physical environment in cities and quality of life for their inhabitants will likely worsen over time.

Question 2

What are some strategies that cities can explore to offer their inhabitants many opportunities to have a better quality of life?

Answer 2

1. Environmental management
2. Improving quality of life

Question 3

Management of physical environment

What do cities have?

Answer 3

Large environmental footprints.

Environmental footprints: The effect that a city has on the environment

Question 4

Management of physical environment

How are large amounts of waste and pollutants released into the physical environment?

Answer 4

Through people’s actions and activities such as transport and industry.

Question 5

What happens when large amounts of waste and pollutants are released into the physical environment?

Answer 5

Environmental pollution

Question 6

What is the impact of pollution?

Answer 6

1. Reduction in the quality and sustainability of the physical environment
2. Spread of the pollution beyond a city’s boundaries to its surrounding areas, and possibly other countries as well

Question 7

possible test question

Why are environmental management strategies necessary?

Answer 7

1. To regulate the use of natural resources
2. To minimize the negative environmental impact from human activities

Question 8

Possible exam question

List some environmental management strategies used to regulate the use of natural resources and minimize the negative environmental impact from humna activities.

Answer 8

1. Reducing water pollution thorugh water treatment ponds
2. Reducing air pollution through laws
3. Management of hazards
4. Use of better quality building materials
5. Land use planning

Question 9

Possible exam question

List some environmental management strategies used to improve quality of life.

Answer 9

1. provision of safe housing
2. provision of a variety of transportation modes
3. consideringf the needs of different groups