River Restoration And Regeneration

Question 1

River restoration is

Answer 1

A project to restore a water channel to its previous state before human engineering altered the natural water flow

Question 2

River conservation is

Answer 2

The attempt to keep a water channel to ita natural state

Question 3

In Cheonggycheon, in ……….(place) reduction in traffic lead to a ……°C decrease in temp.

Answer 3

2.5°C decrease due to fewer vehicle emissions and the opening up of the river (evapotranspiration reduces surface temp.)

Question 4

The main issues in Cheonggycheon was the presence of

Answer 4

100,000 businesses in the area who were unable to operate during the works and many after as well due to transport link disruption

Question 5

…..new bridges were built in Seoul and …..of them were pedestrian only

Answer 5

22 bridges

12 pedestrian only

Question 6

Seoul jas a population density of

Answer 6

17,000 per km2

Question 7

The projext to open up the Cheonggycheon river started in……and cost…….

Answer 7

2003

$281 million

Question 8

…..km of river channel was opened up

Answer 8

5.8km

Question 9

The highway built over the river had carried…….vehicles a day

Answer 9

169,000 a day

Question 10

Thhe project’s main social failure was to

Answer 10

Accomodate for wheel chair users, with uneven surfaces leading to discomfort.
The government responded to a protest in 2005 by creating 7 new lifts to increase access

Question 11

In Darlington, ….km of wetland from old brownfield sites was created

Answer 11

2km

Question 12

The Blue Loop Community Project worked on the rivers……….and……….

Answer 12

River Skerne

River Don

Question 13

A …….km waterfront was created for cyclists, walkers and runners

Answer 13

13km

Question 14

The main challenge for the BLCP was

Answer 14

Gas pipes and potentially hazardous and environmentally damaging chemicals from the brownfield sites