2. London

Question 1

Suburbs

Answer 1

Suburbs means:

• people live away from the busy, polluted city centre
• tree lined roads
• green spaces
• less pollution

Question 2

Inner City

Answer 2

Inner City

• pollution
• traffic congestion
• diversity of cultures - English may not be the first language

Question 3

Challenge London faces as it grows in size/urbanisation

Answer 3

London faces these challenges as it grows in size/urbanisation

• INEQUALITY - it is the wealthiest city in the UK but 2,000,000 have SOCIAL DEPRIVATION (lack of housing, employment)
• HOUSING shortage - solution - new home built on ‘BROWNFIELD’ sites (old industrial wasteland)
• TRANSPORT - can the underground/business cope with an increasing population?
• POLLUTION - cars and Gatwick & Heathrow Airport - creates ares of pollution above INTERNALTIONAL POLLUTION LIMITS
• WASTE to landfill rather than recycling

Question 4

Solutions to LONDON’s increasing URBANISATION:

Answer 4

SOLUTIONS to LONDON’s increasing URBANISATION/increase in POPULATION:

• Build houses on BROWNFIELD sites (old industrial wasteland)
• Transport - PUBLIC BIKE HIRE SCHEME - cheap & eco way of travelling around LONDON ‘Boris Bikes’
• CYCLE SUPERHIGHWAY - cycle only lane - make it a safer form of transport & quicker for cyclists
• CROSSRAIL trainline - high speed super tube across London - each train takes 1500 passengers travels at 90 mph (also called THE ELIZBETH LINE)
• CONGESTION CHARGE ZONE - discourages cars in the city centre

Question 5

What does mean to improve URBAN SUSTAINABILITY in LONDON?

Answer 5

it means how urban areas make make MINIMUM DAMAGE to the environment

Question 6

How can LONDON minimise damage to the environment?

Answer 6

London can minimise damage to the environment by the following (improve urban sustainability)

• WATER CONSERVATION - dual flush toilets, collecting rainwater for gardens, using water meters
• ENERGY CONSERVATION - solar panels, low energy lighting
• WASTE RECYCLING - reduce reuse recycle policy
• CREATE GREEN SPACES - plant more trees - Queen Elizabeth Park in London
• CONGESTION CHARGES - discourage cars in city - reducing pollution & congestion
• BIKE HIRE SCHEMEs - Boris Bikes - cheap eco transport
• OYSTER CARD - 1 card for all travel round London - quick & efficient
• JUBILEE LINE & ELIZABETH LINE - encourage more people on trains & less in cars - improvements in pollution/congestion