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Livability
Land Use
Issues Impacting Livability
Sustainable Cities
Misc.
100

Diversity, safety, accessibility, entertainment 

Social Factors of Livability

100

Schools, hospitals, and places of worship

Institutional Land Use

100
Name 3 issues impacting livability. 

Urban sprawl, transportation/traffic, pollution

100

What are the 3 Ps of sustainability? 

People, planet, profit. 

100

Is Canada a developed country or a developing country? 

Developing

200

pubic transport, emergency services, democracy, quality healthcare

Political Factors of Livability

200

Parks, golf courses and vacant properties. 

Open Space/Recreational Land Use

200

Another word for the core of the city growing outwards is... 

Urban Sprawl

200
Name 2 of the 4 ways cities impact nature. 

Consume the landscape, fragment the landscape, places of consumption, pollution. 

200

Does traffic increase or decrease the livability of a city/country? 

Decrease

300

Comfortable climate, low pollution, adaptability, green space

Environmental Factors of Livability

300

apartments, townhouses and condos

Residential Land Use

300

What are some strategies for reducing traffic? 

Public transit, carpooling, live closer to where you work, remove highways from city centres

300

Name 3 of the 6 key characteristics of sustainable communities. 

Hubs/centres, human-scale density, transportation options, mixed land uses, ecological protection, unique features.

300
True or False: Urban Sprawl was impacted by WWII

True - baby boomers

400

Affordable housing, food security, innovation

Economic factors impacting livability

400

Stores, malls, banks

Commercial Land Use

400

The most affordable housing is usually in locations where there are undesirable neighbours like factories, landfills and industry is an example of... 

Environmental racism

400

Sustainability can be defined as 'development that meets the needs of ________________ without compromising the ability of ____________________ to meet their own needs'. 

the present, future generations

400

Roads, bus stations and airports contribute to what type of land use? 

Transportation Land Use

500

Which type of countries are more livable: developed or developing? 

Developed

500

Factories, storage facilities and processing plants

Industrial Land Use

500
What are some solutions for urban sprawl? 

smart planning with mixed used buildings, legal boundaries for city growth, increased density (upward growth) 

500

When was the term "sustainability" coined? 

1987

500

Does democracy increase or decrease the livability of a city/country? 

Increase