1.3 Urban Challenges

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    • What are slums and informal settlements a result of in urban areas?
      Poverty and inequality
    • Addressing urban challenges is a critical priority for urban planners and policymakers.
    • Match each housing strategy with its key advantage.
      Social Housing ↔️ Ensures access for low-income
      Slum Upgrading ↔️ Avoids displacing residents
      Land Readjustment ↔️ Increases housing supply
    • Slum upgrading avoids displacing residents and is more cost-effective than redevelopment.

      True
    • Match the housing strategy with its primary advantage:
      Social Housing ↔️ Ensures access to housing
      Slum Upgrading ↔️ Avoids displacing residents
      Land Readjustment ↔️ Increases housing supply efficiently
      Incentivizing Private Development ↔️ Leverages private investment
    • What is one primary cause of traffic congestion in urban areas?
      Inefficient public transportation
    • What is the primary goal of land readjustment in urban planning?
      Create developable plots
    • What is a major urban challenge addressed by transport solutions?
      Traffic congestion
    • What is one disadvantage of promoting active transport in cities?
      Requires urban design changes
    • What is one strategy for improving urban air quality?
      Reducing emissions
    • What is a primary cause of urban poverty and inequality?
      Rapid urbanization
    • What is one disadvantage of incentivizing private development?
      May not target affordable housing
    • Overcrowded roads and lack of efficient public transportation systems contribute to traffic congestion
    • What is the term for the rapid growth of urban populations, often leading to housing shortages?
      Rapid urbanization
    • Environmental issues such as air pollution and water pollution are major urban challenges.
      True
    • Match the urban challenge with its impact of rapid urbanization:
      Informal Settlements ↔️ Housing shortages and lack of basic services
      Poverty and Inequality ↔️ Inability to provide jobs and resources
      Environmental Issues ↔️ Strained resources and pollution
      Traffic Congestion ↔️ Overwhelmed transportation systems
    • Land readjustment creates new developable plots through reorganizing land ownership
    • What is a key advantage of public transportation as a strategy to reduce traffic congestion?
      Reduces private vehicle use
    • Order the following strategies to address traffic congestion from most to least effective:
      1️⃣ Public Transportation
      2️⃣ Congestion Pricing
      3️⃣ Promoting Active Transport
    • What type of energy sources are promoted to reduce fossil fuel use and improve air quality in cities?
      Renewable energy
    • Transitioning to renewable energy sources and electric vehicles reduces the use of fossil fuels.
    • The growth of informal settlements or slums often results from the inability to provide adequate housing.
    • What do urban challenges refer to?
      Issues faced by cities
    • Addressing urban challenges is a key focus for urban planning and development worldwide.

      True
    • What is one advantage of social housing as a strategy to address housing shortages?
      Ensures access for low-income
    • Land readjustment reorganizes land ownership to create new developable plots.
    • Land readjustment reorganizes land ownership to create new developable plots
    • What is the main consequence of rapid urbanization?
      Housing shortages
    • Match the urban challenge with its impact on urban areas:
      Informal Settlements ↔️ Housing shortages
      Poverty and Inequality ↔️ Lack of resources
      Environmental Issues ↔️ Air and water pollution
      Traffic Congestion ↔️ Overcrowded roads
    • Incentivizing private development leverages private investment
    • Public transportation requires significant investment in infrastructure
    • Air pollution in cities includes problems like smog and greenhouse gas emissions
    • Transitioning to renewable energy is a key step in promoting clean energy for urban areas.

      True
    • Social housing ensures housing access for low-income residents.

      True
    • Rapid urbanization often leads to the growth of informal settlements.

      True
    • Addressing urban challenges is a key focus for urban planning and development.
      True
    • Unequal distribution of wealth and resources in cities leads to poverty and inequality, with many urban residents living in slums
    • What is a key consequence of overcrowded roads and a lack of efficient public transportation in urban areas?
      Traffic congestion
    • What is the purpose of social housing as a strategy to address housing shortages?
      Provide affordable housing
    • What type of incentives can governments provide to encourage private developers to increase housing supply?
      Tax breaks