How many people live in a Megacity
5 million +
10 million +
100 million +
What does Urban Sprawl mean?
outward growth of urban areas
increasing numbers of residents in urban areas
process of urban growth
How does Urban Growth increase environmental pressures?
Air pollution
Clean water
Rubbish
Energy
Lack of Greenery
Industrial pollution
What are the causes of rural-urban migration?
natural disaster
lack of land
poor social and economic
poor housing
lack of supplies
What natural hazards is Los Angeles at risk of?
Earthquakes
Tsunamis
Heavy Rain
Drought
Volcanoes
Hurricanes
A flood plain is an area which has been recently flooded.
What is deprivation?
person quality of life falls below minimum
person believes their needs aren't met
Example of regenerated cities
East London
Birmingham
New York
Manchester
Leeds
Edinborough
What regeneration projects did Birmingham undertake?
Building an IMAX
Building an icerink
Improving hospitals
Shopping
Arenas
Improving small businesses
Reducing traffic
Improving railways
Squatter Settlements = people have no legal rights over the land on which they live
Rio de janerio's (brazil) self help scheme improved
schools
housing
pollution
small businesses
large industries
transport
BEDZED is in Brighton
How many houses are in bedzed?
100
200
250
500
50
Each BEDZED has...
water collection and storage
solar panels
electric cars
low energy appliances
private gardens
How much less energy than usual houses is used for heating?
90%
60%
30%
85%
Where is the first eco village?
Bath
Bristol
Exeter
Plymouth
What is the name of the 1st ecovillage in the UK?
Hanham Hall
BEDZED
Abbots Village
Curitiba
Out of the 15 sites outlined to be an ecovillage how many were developed on?
5
10
12
7
14
What 6 things does a sustainable city need to do?
Recycle
Have Green spaces
Use water mindfully
Produce renewable energy
Reduce emissions
Not pollute
Have good housing
Good transport
Not overpopulate
Where is Dongtan?
China
Japan
Malaysia
India
How much waste must be recycled?
80%
70%
100%
How will 65% of the energy needs be provided for?
Waste Rice Station
Windfarms
Solar panels
Recycling
Burning waste
What % will be green space in Dongtan?
75
40
60
Dongtan is on Chongming island
The bridge and tunnel connecting Shanghai and Chongming island will be 35km long
