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Urban Issues Key Idea 4: Urban sustainability requires management of…
Urban Issues Key Idea 4: Urban sustainability requires management of resources and transport
Water conservation/harvesting (Freiburg)
Water is a very essential part of animals' and plants' lives to keep the environment healthy and balanced
Hard to keep sustainable for whole cities because of unequal distribution and shortages (seen in some LICs and NEEs)
Easy to waste
Individuals in Freiburg try to use as little water as possible, done by...
Drainage wetlands
Collecting and recycling water using roof gardens on the tops of buildings
Compulsory for residents to have these gardens with facilities to both collect rainwater and recycle waste water
Helps environment (no water waste because of the plant life)
Green open spaces filter pollutants from groundwater, most used source of water
Unpaved tramways
Pervious pavements are put in place to allow rainwater to soak through them
Water from the River Dreisam managed using flood retention basins, reduce danger of flooding and provides the city with water as it stores excess water and fits in with the Black Forest environment, no surrounding area is ruined or destroyed
Sustainable Urban Development
Sustainability is to do with the ability of scheme, policy, development or activity being able to provide for the needs of people now and for future generations. Without damaging the environment or preventing others from meeting their needs
Sustainable cities
Sustainability helps the present population to have a good quality of life, as well as future generations
Can't damage the environment - no pollution/limited loss of habitat
Allows people to have access to income, clean environment, healthy activities, food, houses etc.
Developed schemes to reduce emissions, reduce waste and increase green spaces
Economic sustainability
Jobs
Affordable transport
Environmental sustainability
Waste collection
Clean waste
Lots of green space
Integrated transport system (Curitiba)
Reduces cars on the road
Reduces traffic congestion which improves air cleanliness
Reduces emissions
Main Aim
Moving people across the city cheaply and quickly
Lanes dedicated to buses only
One affordable fee
Vehicle manufacturing to help with unemployment
Volvo + Brazilian partner
Jobs on public transport systems
Service jobs
Jobs on the recycling carts
85% of population uses buses - takes 10% of low income wages affordable
A system of coloured buses
5 main routes along which development took place - ensures everyone has access to a bus
Buses...
Bring people from outlying settlements in
Bring people to the main roads
Energy conservation (Freiburg)
A lot of demand for electricity in cities