Environmental problems
A gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide and other pollutants.
What’s global warming ?
One of several gases, especially carbon dioxide, that prevent heat from the earth escaping into space, causing global warming.
What is a greenhouse gas?
Trams, Trains, Bikes, Walking, Car sharing, etc.
What are green/sustainable modes of transportation?
Energy that is produced using the sun, wind, etc., or from crops, rather than using fuels such as oil or coal.
What is renewable energy?
Nowadays, it is a city famous for being an important center of urban farming in Michigan, U.S. A.
What is the city of Detroit famous for nowadays?
The result of cutting down trees without even thinking of replacing them.
What’s deforestation ?
Natural fuels such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.
What are fossil fuels?
The action or process of converting waste into reusable material.
What is recycling ?
Designed to absorb the sun's rays as a source of energy for generating electricity or heating.
What are solar panels ?
An activist and writer on environmental issues, based in Totnes, England. He is best known as the founder and figurehead of the Transition movement, which he initiated in 2005.
Who is Rob Hopkins ?
The sum of all emissions of CO2 (carbon dioxide), which were induced by our activities in a given time frame. Usually calculated for the time period of a year.
What’s a carbon footprint ?
Unwanted or unusable material, substances.
What is waste?
A tall structure with blades that are blown round by the wind and produce power to make electricity.
What is a wind turbine?
A group of people who travel together, especially to work or school, usually in a different member's car each day.
What is a carpool?
An environmentally friendly housing development in Hackbridge, London, England. Designed to create zero carbon emissions, it was the first large scale community to do so.
What is BedZED ?
Fog intensified by smoke or other atmospheric pollutants.
What’s smog ?
The illegal hunting or capturing of wild animals.
What is poaching?
A barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level, forming a reservoir used to generate electricity or as a water supply.
What is a dam?
Packaging that is able to decompose naturally without harming or polluting the environment.
What is biodegradable packaging?
The author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities, she is credited with nurturing a new era of community-led planning.
Who is Jane Jacobs?
A situation in which an area is covered with water, especially from rain.
What’s a flood ? / What is flooding?
A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
What is a drought ?
This renewable energy source comes from organic material like plants and waste.
What’s biomass energy?
Power produced by running or falling water, which may be used to produce electricity.
What is hydropower?
An architect and urban designer famous for refocusing design and planning on the human scale. Author of Life Between Buildings; Public Spaces, Public Life; and Cities for People, among other books.
Who is Jan Gehl?