Sustainable urban developement

• how do cities impact the environment at a local scale?

  increasing air pollution, water pollution, flood risk and generating waste
• what does urbanisation cause?

  loss of open space in and around cities
• what does a loss of open space in urban areas result in?

  loss of habitat and biodiversity
• what do cities do at a global scale?

  they increase demand for resources such as food, water and energy
• how much resource use do cities account for?

  3/4 - this puts pressure on finite resources which leads to food, water and energy insecurity
• what happens if theres pressure on finite resources?

  leads to food, water and energy insecurity
• how much GHG emissions are cities responsible for?

  60% - leads to climate change
• what is the ecological footprint?

  a measure of how much land it takes to provide the resources used by urban areas and to sips of the waste produced
• how is the ecological footprint measured?

  measured in terms of the number of hectares of land needed to meet all the needs of one person
• ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT - wealth


  consumption and waste production is higher in cities in richer countries
• ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT - size of city


  compact cities are easier to travel around foot or by bike, so they produce less pollution
• ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT - quality of public transport


  efficient public transport systems decrease car use, and therefore reduce pollution
• what is sustainability?


  development that ensures that future generations will have equal access to the resources that our planet offers
• NATURAL SUSTAINABILITY - what is it?

  its about how the environment, resources and waste are managed
• NATURAL SUSTAINABILITY - what do cities with a high level of natural sustainability rely on?

  renewable energy sources such as wind
• NATURAL SUSTAINABILITY - what do cities with a high level of natural sustainability produce?


  relatively little waste and reuse or recycle the waste they produce
• NATURAL SUSTAINABILITY - what does a sustainable city involve?

  cities where people walk, cycle and use public transport - produce less pollution
• PHYSICAL SUSTAINABILITY - what is it?


  its about how well a city is able to support the people living shore
• PHYSICAL SUSTAINABILITY - what must a city do to be sustainable?


  must provide enough resources to support the population and let them be productive
• PHYSICAL SUSTAINABILITY - features of a physical sustainable cities


  includes plentiful high quality housing and secure supplies of nutritious food, safe water and energy for all residents
• SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY - what is it?

  its about how people live together, their quality of life and the availability of basic services
• SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY - what do cities offer?

  good living conditions for all residents with access to basic services which are within easy reach
• SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY - description of a socially sustainable city

  they are peaceful, tolerant, respect human rights and politically stable
• ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY - what is it?

  its about maintaining economic growth without causing long term negative effects
• ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY - description of an economically sustainable city


  wealthy, low levels of inequality and little debt
• ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY - what are economically sustainable cities home to?


  profitable, ethical businesses that offer plenty of well paid jobs
• what is liveability?

  this is a quality of life concept relating to the living conditions a city can provide for its residents
• OPPORTUNITIES IN DEVELOPING WORLD - creates ___ to reduce ___ in ___

  creates jobs to reduce employment in slums
• OPPORTUNITIES IN DEVELOPING WORLD - invest in ___

  invest in infrastructure
• OPPORTUNITIES IN DEVELOPING WORLD - invest in urban ___

  invest in urban infrastructure
• OPPORTUNITIES IN DEVELOPING WORLD - increase ___ options and green ___

  increase renewable energy options and green public transport
• OPPORTUNITIES IN DEVELOPED WORLD - upgrade ___

  upgrade public infrastructure
• OPPORTUNITIES IN DEVELOPED WORLD - invest in ___

  invest in green infrastructure
• OPPORTUNITIES IN DEVELOPED WORLD - extend the ___ and ___elderly workers

  extend the working age and refrain elderly workers
• CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING WORLD - improve ___ to ___

  improve access to clean energy
• CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING WORLD - improve ___ management

  improve waste management
• CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING WORLD - reduce ___ emissions

  reduce co2 emissions
• CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING WORLD - reduce ___ employment

  reduce youth employment
• CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING WORLD - reduce ___

  reduce poverty
• CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING WORLD - promote ___ in the economy

  promote diversification in the economy