Terms
Define: Urban Sprawl
Largely uncontrolled expansion of cities onto adjacent rural lands
What is one thing informal settlements don't have?
Clean water, sanitation, garbage disposal, and schools
Is it more sustainable to increase public transportation or private transportation?
Public
Define: Urbanization
Growth in the percentage of a country’s population that lives in cities and towns
What two things do Greenbelts protect?
Animal Habitats and Local Food Products
Define: 20-Minute Neighbourhood
A community in which important destinations (such as shops, jobs, schools, and parks) are within 1.6 km (a distance that can be walked in 20 min)
Define: Informal Settlement
Unplanned, illegal slums around cities
As people in informal settlements don't own the land they live on, what do governments often do.
Bulldoze their settlements
What is an example of a regional connection?
Toronto Pearson Express
Define: Greenbelt
An area of rural land around a city that cannot be build on
What is one CMA that has a Greenbelt?
Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, Kitchener-Waterloo
What is one way to make a more sustainable building?
Energy efficient buildings, low-flow water (answers may vary)
Define: LEED
Leadership Energy and Environmental Design: a system that uses points to evaluate the design of a building
What is the protected land around Iqaluit called?
Nuna
What is an example of a Platinum Level LEED Building?
Dr. David Suzuki Public School