Module 8 Flashcards

1
Q

It is estimated that the majority of people who live in the southern hemisphere will have moved to cities by:

A

2017

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2
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Green design entails…

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minimizing the environmental impact of building structures and infrastructure

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3
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Which of the following items are issues that urban ecologists focus on?

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  • city parks and waterways
  • Relations between people, plants, and animals and their effects
  • Multi-disciplinary collaboration
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4
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Buildings that maximize heat absorption in winter, and light reflection in summer are examples of:

A

green design

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5
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Which of the following statements are true of the history of urbanization?

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  • The history of urbanization spans over thousands of years
  • Rates of urbanization have accreted exponential since the industrial revolution
  • The recent history of urbanization has been marked by a growing shift to the greening of cities
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6
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Which of the following items render urban ecology a wicked problem?

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  • Urbanization is a very old phenomenon

- Urban ecology is marked by complex interactions amongst a variety of phenomena

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7
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Which of the following items constitute focal points for urban ecology?

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  • biodiversity loss
  • environmental degradation
  • climate change
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8
Q

How do urban areas contribute to climate change?

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  • 80% of greenhouse emissions come from urban area

- cities absorb and trap heat

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9
Q

cities cause environmental degradation. what is a direct cause?

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diverting and transforming rivers to accommodate urbanization

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10
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cities cause biodiversity loss. what is a direct cause?

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levelling and old forest within a city to construct a new shopping mall

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11
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which statements relating to urban ecology are key principles of the ecosystem approach?

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  • we should involve relevant sectors of society and scientific disciplines.
  • management should be decentralized to the lowest appropriate level.
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