Sustainable Cities

Question 1

What does sustainable living mean?

Answer 1

Doing things in a way that lets people living now have the things they need, but without reducing the ability of people in the future to meet their needs.

Question 2

Schemes to reduce waste and safely dispose of it:

Answer 2

• More recycling means fewer resources are used and less waste is produced, which reduces the amount that goes into landfill
• Landfill is unsustainable as it wastes resources that could be recycled and eventually they’ll be nowhere left to bury the waste.
• Safely disposing of toxic waste helps to prevent air and water pollution.

Question 3

Conserving natural environments and and historic buildings:

Answer 3

Historic buildings natural environments and open spaces are resources. If they get used u by people today, they won’t be available for future generations. Historic buildings can be restored and natural environments can be protected.

Question 4

What is Green Belt Land?

Answer 4

Land on the edge of a built up area, where restrictions are placed on building to prevent the outward expansion of towns and cities and to protect the natural environment.

Question 5

What is urban sprawl?

Answer 5

The uncontrolled outward expansion of the built up area of a town or city.

Question 6

What is incineration?

Answer 6

Getting rid of rubbish by burning it on a large scale at a selected site.

Question 7

Advantages of building on Brownfield Sites:

Answer 7

• Areas on the edge of the city can be used to provide leisure opportunities.
• Reduces commuting and traffic congestion
• Prevents Urban Sprawl
• Leads to contaminated and unsightly sites being cleared up
• Makes use of sites that have already been developed