Livable Communities

Question 1

What is the most common type of land use?

Answer 1

Residential land use

Question 2

What are the 6 different types of land use?

Answer 2

Residential, Recreational, Transportation, Commercial, Industrial, Institutional

Question 3

What makes a city unsustainable?

Answer 3

Limited resources,
- high energy use,
- altered landscapes,
- immense pollution,
-urban sprawl,

Question 4

What is urban sprawl?

Answer 4

Urban Sprawl is a spread of houses or urban areas such as apartments, houses, offices, etc making the need for transportation and less land available for agriculture.

Question 5

What makes a city sustainable?

Answer 5

• Hubs and centers.
• Human scale density - more walking and
  -Transportation options, bike lanes, etc
  -More Public Transit
  -Ecological protection and green spaces
  -Reducing carbon footprints,
  -cities less depend on non-renewable resources.
• less land consumption
  designed buildings to reduce the use of water and land,
  -reduce the reliance on cars,
  -engage the public in environmental issues.

Question 6

What are Toronto’s current developments to become a greener city?

Answer 6

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions,

• Slim City and suburban Paradise are the current Toronto developments.