Lecture 21- Sustainability II

Question 0

What is agenda 21?

Answer 0

A comprehensive blueprint of global, national, and local action for achieving sustainable development during the 21st century

Question 1

What is sustainable development?

Answer 1

Development that meets the needs of the present without him compromising the environments capacity to meet the needs of future generations

Question 2

What is urban sprawl?

Answer 2

Spreading of a city and its suburbs over rural land at the fridge of an urban area

Question 3

What is smart growth?

Answer 3

An urban planning and transportation theory that concentrates growth in the center of the city to avoid urban growth

Question 4

What is the major problem with smart growth?

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Many aspire to live comfortably in a single-family home in an affluent neighborhood which contributes to urban sprawl

Question 5

What is an eco-city or an eco-village

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An entire city or village dedicated to minimizing required inputs of energy water and food and production of wastes

Question 6

What is cogeneration?

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Harnessing of both heat and electricity generated from a power plant

Question 7

What is xeriscaping?

Answer 7

Landscaping with plants that require little water

Question 8

What is pre-cycling?

Answer 8

Purchasing products with minimal amount of packaging