1. The challenges of an urban world
PEOPLE AND
THE PLANET
The challenges of
an urban world
TOPIC 7
7.2 How can these challenges be managed?
7.2a Cities in the DEVELOPED world have huge potential to reduce their environmental impact (ECO- FOOTPRINTs)

2. starter Title- Why do ECO- FOOTPRINTS vary from place to place?
Lesson 5- Today we will INVESTIGATE why ECO-FOOTPRINTS vary from city to city and ASSESS how one city in the DEVELOPED WORLD is reducing its ECO-FOOTPRINT.
starter
Look at the image of a city on the board.
What things are needed for that city to function (INPUTS and OUTPUTS)?
Title- Why do ECO- FOOTPRINTS vary from place to place?

3. Visual pollution Air pollution Resources run out
Now imagine the problems that will be created if you place a dome over the entire city
Visual pollution
Air pollution
Resources run out

4. What SECONDARY problems will be created
Air pollution
What SECONDARY problems will be created
Health issues- asthma and bronchial problems increase
Costs of treating these people increases-
Strain on budgets

5. What SECONDARY problems will be created
Visual pollution
What SECONDARY problems will be created
Build up of waste
Leads to increase in rats and other pests
Increases disease risk

6. What SECONDARY problems will be created
Resources run out
What SECONDARY problems will be created
Services will cease
City will cease to be able to function

7. Once we use the land and water and other resources that is it
The Earth is isolated in space, it has limited land and water (finite) and thus limited resources we can use-
Like a domed city-
Once we use the land and water and other resources that is it
Ecological footprint =
measure the amount of land that would be needed to support
people’s lifestyles and dispose of the pollution and waste created. They are a useful way of
calculating the impact of people’s lifestyles on the environment.

8. Exam skills practice
HIGHER- Describe the distribution of countries with a high ECO- FOOTPRINT (2)
FOUNDATION-
Which statement is true?
Countries with a high ECO- FOOTPRINT are mainly found in Africa and Asia
Countries with a low ECO- FOOTPRINT are found mainly in Africa and Asia

9. USA FRANCE ISRAEL India Rwanda CANADA MEXICO Ethiopia Pakistan
Which nations have high ECO FOOTPRINTS?
USA
FRANCE
ISRAEL
CANADA
MEXICO
Which nations have low ECO FOOTPRINTS?
India
Ethiopia
Rwanda
Pakistan
Why do you think there are differences in the sizes of these ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINTS?

10. Why are there differences in the sizes of ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINTS?
Wealth
Rural or urban % population
Method of generating energy
% of car ownership
Climate
% of food produced locally
Other factor/ s

11. DIAMOND RANK In determining an ECO- FOOTPRINT Wealth
Rural or urban % population
Method of generating energy
% of car ownership
% of food produced locally
Climate
Other factor/ s
In determining an ECO- FOOTPRINT

12. Write an answer to this question in your notes
Explain why there are differences in the sizes of ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINTS?
Write an answer to this question in your notes
Wealth
Rural or urban % population
Method of generating energy
% of car ownership
% of food produced locally
Climate
Other factor/ s

13. How is London Reducing its ECO- FOOTPRINT?
ASSESS how one city in the DEVELOPED WORLD is reducing its ECO-FOOTPRINT.
How is London
Reducing its
ECO- FOOTPRINT?

14. 1) What does the ECO- FOOTPRINT of a city look at?
One way of measuring the impact we have on the environment is an ‘ecological footprint’ (eco-footprint). The eco-footprint of a city looks at how much land is needed to provide it with all the energy, water and materials it uses. The footprint calculates how much pollution is created by burning oil, coal and gas, and it works out how much land is needed to absorb the waste created by the people of the city. The purpose is to work out how sustainable any city is and especially what changes we need to make to improve the quality of life for people now and in the future.
1) What does the ECO- FOOTPRINT of a city look at?
2) What does an ECO- FOOTPRINT calculate about pollution?
3) What is the purpose of working out an ECO- FOOTPRINT?

15. The UK average is 5.3 ha (hectares) per person.
Eco-footprints are expressed in terms of how much land is needed to support the lifestyle of the people and to deal with the pollution and waste they create.
The UK average is 5.3 ha (hectares) per person.
This average varies from place to place. E.g. towns in the countryside generally have a lower eco-footprint than towns close to other cities.
This is because they may produce more of their own food (and possibly power) and they may generate less waste.
1) How is an ECO- FOOTPRINT expressed?
2) What is the average ECO- FOOTPRINT of someone in the UK?
3) Why does an ECO-FOOTPRINT vary from place to place?

16. Mayor's Low Carbon Prize

17. REDUCING LONDON’S ECO- FOOTPRINT
Group work task-
Display work about how London is reducing its ECO- FOOTPRINT
Include details about:-
Reducing FOOD MILES
Reducing air pollution
Reducing CO2 emissions
Reducing, reusing, recycling, etc.
Reducing waste
Improving Public transport, reducing private vehicle use

18. REDUCING LONDON’S ECO- FOOTPRINT
Page to print per group for display work if not in computer room where pupils can do their own