Urbanisation
Define urban
Characteristics of towns and cities
Define Megacity
Population of over 10 million people
Name a social opportunity in Bristol
Theater, cinema, football teams, rugby, bars, food
% of people living in favelas
24%
Name a sustainable city
Frieburg
Define rural
Characteristics of countryside
Largest megacity in the world
Tokyo
Name 2 benefits of migration to Bristol
Culture, skills, balance aging population, economy,
Explain a reason why Rio faces such high environmental impacts
No roads for bin men to access
Ships dump waste into the bay
No sewage pipes in favelas travel pollution
How can being a sustainable city provide economic benefits?
Cheaper bills, investments, money for recycling
Define urbanisation
Increasing percentage of a countries population comes to live in urban areas
Define pull factor
Positive factors to encourage people to move to an area
define ITS and state a benefit
Integrated transport system
Cheaper, quicker, cheaper travel
Project name to improve favelas
Favela Bairro project from 1995 to 2008
How can homes be altered to be sustainable
Collect rainwater
solar pannels
Low energy appliences
HIC - define & example
USA, UK, European countries
NEE - define & example
Newly Emerging Economies - South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Nigeria
How have Bristol tried to improve the environment
Poo bus --> less pollution
Built on brownfield sites to prevent sprawling
More recycling and less landfill
Economic opportunities
Tourism and industry
Informal jobs - drugs, gangs, street vendors
Formal jobs - steady income, insurance
Give a location and a strategy of how they reduce traffic congestion
Freiburg - trams, cycle paths, restricted parking
Singapore - restricted access, high petrol, car sharing schemes, trains/buses
Beijing - limited sales, parking fees, public transport, car bans
Define urban sprawl
Due to the population in urban areas the area has to expand into the surrounding environment / rural area
Type of country most megacities are in
LICs and NEEs
Highlight 2 difference between Filwood and Stoke Bishop in Bristol
Stoke Bishop = Rich (own homes, high grades, high life expectancy, low unemployment)
Filwood = poor (council homes, poor grades, lower life expectancy, high unemployment)
Identify a social issue and solution
Lack of heath care -> medics went to houses
Limited clean water -> treatment plants and pipes
Shortage of electricity -> power lines, nuclear generator, hydro-electric complex
What is Freiburgs main sustainability source and give 2 benefits
solar panels
- jobs
- low costs
- sell energy
- runs social activity facilities