Other Urban Issues

Question 1

Water Pollution

Answer 1

Pollutants directly or indirectly discharged into water

Indirectly includes seeping into soils- infiltrates into groundwater

Question 2

Causes of Water Pollution

Answer 2

Air pollution- acid rain
Domestic waste
Surface runoff from draining urban landscape

Question 3

Impacts of Water Pollution

Answer 3

Damages aquatic ecosystems
Loss of fish = destruction of livelihoods
Disease i.e. cholera

Question 4

Solutions to Water Pollution

Answer 4

Improve waste water and sewage processing
Educate
Legislation, regulation, enforcement- industry fined per unit, and acceptable level is reduced each year
(Litter still pollutes water)
SUDS

Question 5

What percentage of pollution does filtering water through vegetation remove?

Answer 5

90%

Question 6

Why is there greater water pollution in LIC’s?

Answer 6

Little regulation

Inadequate provision of treatment facilities

Question 7

Causes of Urban Dereliction

Answer 7

Industrial decline- lack of opportunity = less investment

Economic crises- no money to pay for building upkeep

Question 8

Impacts of Urban Dereliction

Answer 8

Properties become worn down- encourages more dereliction
Risk to human health- contamination i.e. old chemical factories
Outmigration
House prices fall
Increase in crime and vandalism
Decrease in trade for local businesses

Question 9

Why do businesses in derelict areas see decreased trade?

Answer 9

Loss of tourism

Residents have little disposable income, don’t spend locally

Question 10

Solutions to Urban Dereliction

Answer 10

Councils have power to knock down derelict buildings- don’t as expensive
Regeneration- London Docklands
Focus on brownfield redevelopment- Battersea Power Station
Create green spaces
Land remediation- pollutants and contamination removed- redevelopment can occur

Question 11

Causes of Atmospheric Pollution

Answer 11

Release of particles and noxious gases

Many from burning of fossil fuel

Question 12

How does climate impact on atmospheric pollution?

Answer 12

Wet + windy = pollution blown away

Still + hot = pollution builds to harmful levels

Question 13

Impacts of Atmospheric Pollution

Answer 13

Human health- cancer, strokes, respiratory illness
Global warming
Diesel- carcinogenic particulates- erode buildings
Sulphur dioxide = acid rain = increased weathering

Question 14

Solutions to Atmospheric Pollution

Answer 14

Clean Air Acts
Urban Greening
Transport Solutions 
Industrial Zoning
Energy Efficient Homes

Question 15

Why is Atmospheric Pollution generally worse in the developing world?

Answer 15

Heavily reliant on fossil fuels
Lack of legislation
(Developed world increasingly uses renewable technologies that are less polluting i.e. e cars and tidal power)