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GEL Topic 2 Sustainable development - Coggle Diagram
GEL Topic 2 Sustainable development
Topic 2.1 sustainable urban neighbourhood
What is development?
improve standard of living for a population
What is sustainable development?
Meets the needs of the present population
Ensures of future generations to meet their own needs
Achieve high standards of living and peace for current and future generations
How can urban neighbourhoods achieve economic and social sustainability ?
Social sustainability
Environmental sustainability
Economic sustainability
How can neighbourhoods be sustained environmentally?
Support waste minimisation and recycling
Energy and water-efficent design for buildings and landscapes
Ample protection for nature
Topic 2.3 Common hazards in urban neighourhoods
What are hazards?
It is a process, phenomenon, or human activity cause loss of life, other health impacts, property damage.
What are fire hazards and their impacts?
May occur in both residential and non-residential areas.
Causes by unattended cooking, faulty electrical appliances, wiring which can ignite nearby flammable materials.
Health impacts
people may suffer from burn injuries and may lead to disabilities or deaths.
property impacts
destroy commercial or resdiential properties
money is required to repair and rebuild properties
What are air pollution hazards and their impacts?
It occur due to the presence of contaminating or polluting substances in the air
it will interfere with human health, welfare or produce other harmful environmental effects
health impacts
respiratory infections, heart diseases and lung cancer
What are traffic hazards and their impacts?
common causes
red-light running
drink-driving
speeding
irresponsible motorists put other road users and themselves at risk
health imapcts
suffer from serious injuries when involved in a traffic accidents, may lead to disabilities or loss a life
Topic 2.2 Ecosystem services in urban neighbourhood
Ecosystem
living communities
non-living environments
What are ecosystem services?
Benefits brought about by nature to people
Example
Regulating services
Benefits obtained from the regulation of various ecosystem processes.
Cultural services
Intangible Benefits people obtain from ecosystems including aesthetic experiences, educational opportunities and recreational activities.
Provisioning services
Tangible resources can be get from ecosystems such as food, water, and wood.
Supporting services
Services that are necessary for the functioning of all other ecosystem services, including soil formation, pollination, and photosynthesis
Topic 2.4 Building sustainable urban neighbourhoods
What is environmental stewardship?
Actions taken by individuals or groups, to protect, care or responsibly use the environment to pursue environmental and social outcome
It can be practised by individuals, organisations and government
Promoting volunteerism among neighbourhood residents to share knowledge with others the importance of health ecosystems.
What is disaster risk?
likelihood of damage to properties, injuries, and loss of lives from a disaster
Three main factors
Nature of hazard
Vulnerability
Exposure
What is disaster risk management?
Plans and action that are implemented to prevent new risks from happening
This strengthens community resilience
What it aims to reduce
A neighbourhood's exposure to hazards
Vulnerability and properites to hazards
What is community resilience
The ability of a community to resist, adapt to and recover from impacts of disaster in a timely and efficient manner
Strengthening of relationships among residents and raising their awareness of potential
Disaster risk management plans in neighbourhoods are only effective and sustainable with strong resident support and long-term participation.
Residents are encouraged to know their neighbours such that they can depend one another during an emergency
Developing residents' ability to organise themselves and equip themselves with resources to resist, adapt and recover from a disaster
Residents can take part in inclusive planning with community leaders, civil society organisations, and the government.
When residents actively participate in projects to reduce hazards, they better understand risks and adaptation options and can communicate them to planners and the government.