CREATING LIVABLE AND SUSTAINABLE CITIES

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CREATING LIVABLE AND SUSTAINABLE CITIES THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT CREATING LIVABLE AND SUSTAINABLE CITIES

Managing growth in portland, oregon What is an urban growth boundary (UGB)? What is the purpose of UBGs? What are the pros and cons of UBGs? What are “urban reserves”? What are “rural reserves”?

Scale of urbanization Does most of the world live in rural or urban areas? What drives the shift from rural to urban living? What is the shift from rural to urban living changing the fastest? What type of factors influence the location and growth of cities? What is are “suburbs”? Figure 13.1 page 346

Factors influencing urban growth

21 Megacities Home to 10 million residents or more

Suburban sprawl 6. What is the definition of “sprawl”? Two main causes of sprawl – human population growth and each person takes of more land Why is the per capita land consumption increasing? ( page 349) Impacts of sprawl: Transportaion Pollution Health Land use Economics .

Creating livable cities 10. What is involved with city (urban) planning? 11. How is regional planning different from city planning? 12. What is “zoning”? Figure 13.8 Page 355

Smart Growth and New urbanism

Do we have any places in Charlotte like this?

Transportation 13. Why has the U.S. not invested in more mass transit? 14. What are the advantages of using mass transit? Figure 13.11 Page 358

Urban Parks 15. What are the benefits of urban parks? (page 359) 16. What are “greenways”? 17. What are the ecological benefits of having greenways? 18. What are “greenbelts”?

Urban sustainability 20. Cons…. 19. Pros…. Resource sinks Efficiency More consumption Export waste and pollution Air pollution Noise pollution Light pollution Urban heat island effect 19. Pros…. Efficiency Land preservation Fosters innovation Figure 13.18 Page 362

Ecosystem-Centered Model Maximize efficient use of resources Recycle as much as possible Develop environmentally friendly technologies Account fully for external costs Offer tax incentives to encourage sustainable practices Use locally produced resources Use organic waste and wastewater to restore soil fertility Encourage urban agriculture

Green Buildings 21. What are features of a green building design? 22. What is the LEED program? Table 13.4 Page 366

Green Roof on Chicago’s City Hall

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