Liveable communities Flashcards
Five features that help distinguish between rural and urban environments
Rule is more old-fashioned and farming. Urban is more modern and city like. Urban areas are much more developed. Rural areas are much less developed. Rule areas have a low population and urban areas have a high population. They’re also hire densities of people in urban areas. There are lower densities of people and rule areas population densities are measured it per kilometre squared for example. Rural areas have less pollution in traffic urban areas have more pollution and traffic
six unique urban land uses
Residential, transportation, commercial, industrial, institutional and public buildings, open space.
Factors that affect the pattern of how land is used
Relief, economic, social.
Find central business district
A central business district is the commercial district and business centre in large cities it is also the financial centre it is usually located in the oldest part of the city near the transportation routes
Liveability
Liveability is all the characteristics that contribute to the communities quality of life
Identify and explain the factors that improves the liveability of places
Housing affordability job opportunities infrastructure reasonable government education healthcare transportation how the air clean water green spaces and social opportunities.
Walk ability
It is how friendly to walking a neighbourhood is.
Why is walk ability important to urban design
Walk ability has health benefits, economic benefits and saves costs on transportation methods, it improves liveability and decreases pollution.
What is the workability effect liveability
Like ability affects the environment, it is a good social outlet makes things more affordable increases healthiness
Difference between liveability and sustainability
They both want to improve the quality of life but sustainability focusses on a resource management
Urban sprawl
Uncontrolled expansion of the urban area into the rule area. Traffic congestion loss of agricultural land puts pressure on the environment loss of animal habitat a decrease in the walkability
Explain the purpose of the Ontario Greenbelt
The purpose of the Ontario Greenbelt is to protect the areas around the GTA, its purpose is to protect those sensitive areas from urban sprawl.
compact model of urban growth
It focusses on turning low density buildings into high density buildings. It turns vacant lots into housing. It turns all buildings into new buildings and brings them back to life
Examine too detailed examples that illustrate possible ways to rethink the way we build
One example is building public transport near high density areas to make it easier for people to get around. Another example is making a more walkable neighbourhood for having nearby commercial buildings and education
Examine too detailed examples that illustrate possible ways to rethink the way we move
Having residential areas near public transit for example having a subway stop near high density building/commercial building to better way we move is you build your high density residential areas like the big tall buildings where people live apartment buildings in condos you build it really really close even on top of subway stops so it’s convenient for people to use public transit another way of rethinking the way we move is by building extensive bike lanes