urban ecosystems

Question 1

ecosystem definition

Answer 1

Communityof living organisms as well as nonliving componentsof the environment, interacting as asystem.
Linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows.

Question 2

urban ecosystem definition

Answer 2

Urban ecology is both a practical science dealing with the environment of people living in towns and cities, and the associated ‘environmental problems’ such as water, air and soil pollution, extraction of drinking water, transport planning, noise, etc. and a biological science as well.”

Question 3

what country has led urban ecosystems

Answer 3

singapore

Question 4

urban ecosystems ensure

Answer 4

that river ecosyems function through urban spaces - and create suitable resting feeding and breeding habitat for migratory species

Question 5

cities within the UK value the ecosystem why are cities becoming re green cities

Answer 5

improved health
improved air quality
reduced flood risk
improved carbon storage

Question 6

why are re green cities needed

Answer 6

there is 3 times more front garden paved over in the uk in the past 10 years.

Question 7

how many front gardens have no plants growing in them

Answer 7

5 million. 1 in 3

Question 8

how much has plant cover in UK front gardens decreased by as much as

Answer 8

15%

Question 9

how can cities be re greened

Answer 9

policy and strategic plans
green infrastructure measures

Question 10

how does policy improve the re greening of cities

Answer 10

this green infrastructure is strategically planned through policys
It should be designed and managed as a multifunctional resource capable of delivering those ecological services and quality of life benefits required by the communities it serves and needed to underpin sustainability.’

Question 11

what does GI stand for

Answer 11

green infrastructure

Question 12

green infrastructure

Answer 12

sees the introduction of parks gardens amenity green space
green corridors