Case Studies - The Urban Environment
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- Case Studies - The Urban Environment
- Increase in urban population - China
- 8 million farmers moved to cities in past 10 years
- In Shanghai thousands of jobs are being made and lots of skyscrapers being built
- Environmental hazards - China
- In Beijing 3 million cars had to be taken off the road + factories were closed down
- In Chongquing, air pollution cause of death and bronchitis
- Chongquing - mass human waste mean many landfills get full quickly
- Improving the Urban Environment - Curitiba
- One of first cities to have sustainable urban master plan
- Has a traffic free city centre - first in Brazil
- Integrated bus system that's cheap and reliable
- Green spaces - river walkways, parks + cycle trials
- Environmental education part of school
- Increase in recycling - slum dwellers can exchange it for various things
- Public housing programme provides basic housing for urban poor
- Reducing deprivation in MEDC's - Nightingale Estate, Hackney
- New houses and low-level flats replace tower blocks
- Improved street lighting and security cameras
- Improved childrens playground
- Litter collecting and recycling system
- Urban Redevelopment - Olympic Park, London
- Create large areas o green space and habitats for wildlife
- Clean the rivers which were polluted from past industrial uses of the docks
- New houses are being built
- Improved transportation links in London will improve commuting and reduce traffic
- Managing Movement - Cambridge Guided Busway
- Paths beside busway for pedestrians + cyclists
- Area being replanted + landscaped
- Reduces traffic thus pollution
- Challenges + Opportunities in LEDCs - Dharavi, Mumbai
- Large slum in Asias
- Community groups hold shcooing and organisations for orphaned children
- Small businesses and workshops make things that are sold around the world
- Along roads families sell homemade products
- Increase in urban population - China
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