Urban Environments 6.8 Making Urban Living More Sustainable

Question 1

What are some activities that can male urban living more sustainable? (6)

Answer 1

• using renewable resources
• using energy more efficiently
• relying on public rather than private transport
• improving the physical infrastructure (clean water, proper sanitation)
• improving social services and access to them
• improving the quality of life

Question 2

What are the Input Actions for making urban living more sustainable? (External Actions) (4)

Answer 2

• conserve natural resources
• ensure efficient use of resouces
• protect biodiversity
• respect environmental capacity

Question 3

What are the Output Actions for making urban living more sustainable? (External Actions) (3)

Answer 3

• minimise emissions and pollution
• restrict use of greenfield sites
• provide leisure and recreational opportunities

Question 4

what are the Internal Actions for making urban living more sustainable? (7)

Answer 4

• recycle waste
• create fairer society (eliminate exclusion)
• encourage wide participation in decision making
• make living space healthier and secure
• provide a ‘green’ infrastructure
• reuse brownfield sites
• make cities more compact and reduce use of private cars

Question 5

What are the limitations to the setting up of a sustainable city? (2)

Answer 5

• the large sums of capital needed to set it up

- only suitable for those parts of the worls with access to plentiful supplies of renewable energy