Urban issues and challenges Flashcards
1
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What are 3 social opportunities available in Rio?
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- 95% of the population has mains water supply compared with 65% of rural population
- Illiteracy rate 4% compared to 22% in Alagoas
- 1000 primary schools and 400 secondary schools
- 6 major universities
- 99% of the city has access to power due to HEP and lower cost of electricity
- 105 hospitals
- 77 year life expectancy compared with 73 year for average brasilian
- 6.2 per 1000 babies die compared to 18 per 1000 average
- Simplicio HEP complex 2013 supplies city with 30% more energy
2
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What are 3 economic opportunities available in Rio?
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- construction sector accounts for 7.6% of all jobs in Brazil
- Rio has a rapidly growing tech scene with 1300 startups in 2021
- Rio provides 6% of all employment in Brazil
- Land Rover opens a £240 million car manufacturing people emploing 300 people
- One of the highest incomes per head in Brazil
3
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What are 3 social challenges in Rio?
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- 37% of water is lost due to leaking water pipes
- Only 50% continue education after the age of 14
- Street gangs control drug trafficking in Favelas
- Rapdily growing population and 2016 olympics cause severe demands on energy supplies
- 12% of Rio’s population didnt have access to running water
- 2013, 55% of the city had a local family health clinic, services for elderly or pregnant are poor
4
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What are 3 economic challenges in Rio?
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- Informal untaxed jobs - gov cant improve city
- recession in 2015
- 3.5 million work in informal sector and have no insurance or unemployment benefit
- The richest 1% earn 12% of the cities income, the poorest 50% earn 13%
5
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What are 3 environmental challenges in Rio?
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- Air pollution causes 5000 deaths a year
- ships empty fuel tanks into Guanabara Bay, polluting it as there isnt anywhere to dispose of it properly. 50 tonnes a day
- Faced its worst drought in 80 years leading to water shortages
6
Q
Give information about Liverpool’s park spaces
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- 7 listed parks
- more than any other city other than London
- only 16.4% green space, less than the other 10 cities with lagerst populations in UK
7
Q
Positive impacts of migration
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- boosts Liverpool economy by £200 million per year
- Africa Oye welcomes 50000 visitors a year
- 20.7% of NHS workforce are from ethnic backgrounds
8
Q
Negative impacts of migration
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- longest waiting times of 67 weeks for a surgery
- house prices have increased by 390% since 1995
- 5.76% unemployment rate
- Toxteth riots 1980s
9
Q
How much does the URBAN GreenUP project cost
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£3.4 million
10
Q
Compare Allerton and Princes Park Ward
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- Allerton 85% good health
- Allerton 1% unemployment claimants
- Princes Park 79% good health
- Princes Park 11% unemployment claimants
11
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What are environmental challenges caused by population growth in Liverpool
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- 21.5 million nappies disposed of a year
- only 1/3 of Liverpool’s waste is recycled
- 3000 houses are empty/derelict in the UK
- Liverpool sends 10000 tonnes of rubbish to landfill each month, which costs £700000 per month
- 650 people per year die prematurely due to polluted air
12
Q
How many more dwellings will be needed in England by 2021
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3.8 million
13
Q
How many jobs were lost in Liverpool between 1972-1982
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80,000
manufacturin sector shrank by 50%
14
Q
Talk about the paradise street development project
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- biggest scheme in Europe, 42 hectares
- 2100 new parking spaces
- £920million
- 7700 total jobs, permanent and construction
- 200 shops
- 2 hotels
- 26 restaurants
- 4 office buildings
- rose 10 places in the retail league table
- changed to 8pm weekday closing
15
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Talk about sustainability in Freiburg
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- Dietenbach - 6500 flats, 60 hectares of green space
- 10000 freiburg residents employed in green industries
- only native shrubs in 600 hectares of parks
- 40% of city is forested
- 10 million kilowatts of electricity per year from solar power
- aim to be 100% renewable by 2050
- River Dreisam is unmanaged and allowd to flow freely
