Changing Cities

Question 1

UK - percentage of people living in urban areas.

Answer 1

82%

Question 2

When were the Birmingham inner city areas redeveloped?

Answer 2

The 1970s

Question 3

Population of Birmingham

Answer 3

1.1 million

Question 4

Birmingham - percentage of diverse ethnic groups

Answer 4

42%

Question 5

When did the Mailbox open?

Answer 5

1998

Question 6

When did the Bullring open?

Answer 6

2003

Question 7

What new park opened in Birmingham?

Answer 7

Eastside City Park

Question 8

Birmingham reduced emissions by how much?

Answer 8

12% between 2009 and 2010

Question 9

CABLED project

Answer 9

Between 2009 and 2012 - designed to highlight the advantages of using electric cars.

Question 10

Birmingham area covered by parks?

Answer 10

571 parks covering 3500 hectares

Question 11

Number of jobs created in Birmingham by Grand Central development in 2016?

Answer 11

1000

Question 12

Community centre in Sparkbrook

Answer 12

Opened in 2012 - has 3 GP practices, serves 15,000 people, offers local council services, rooms for community uses and offices for start-up local enterprises.

Question 13

Population of Mexico City

Answer 13

21 million

Question 14

GDP of Mexico City

Answer 14

$411 billion in 2011

Question 15

How much of Mexico’s GDP does Mexico City account for?

Answer 15

15%

Question 16

Where are the elite homes of the rich in Mexico City?

Answer 16

Along the spine

Question 17

Zone of maturity

Answer 17

Middle class homes

Question 18

Zone of in situ accretion

Answer 18

New blocks of flats and houses are being built amongst existing housing.

Question 19

Disamenity zones

Answer 19

Poorest areas controlled by drug lords.

Question 20

Periferico

Answer 20

Slums and shanty towns

Question 21

Gentrification

Answer 21

The zone where buildings are being renovated and rebuilt.

Question 22

Water supply of Mexico City

Answer 22

Water pumped from reservoirs 96 km to the West. Remaining 70% of water supply comes from 4280 wells sunk deep into underground aquifers.

Question 23

Informal employment

Answer 23

60% of all work is in the informal economy - taxes aren’t collected as workers are paid cash in hand. They have no rights and they are exploited.

Question 24

Waste in Mexico City

Answer 24

13,000 tonnes of waste produced per day and 9000 tonnes is removed per day.

70 million tonnes of rubbish have been buried beneath waste dumps and are now polluting water supplies.

Question 25

Metrobus programme - Mexico City

Answer 25

Old polluting buses have been replaced with new ones - carbon monoxide and particulates have been reduced by 50% since 2005. However, fares have risen due to the cost of the buses.

Question 26

Plan Verde

Answer 26

Green management initiative that focuses on areas such as public spaces, waste handling, land use and sanitation. Air pollution is down by 35% since 2000 but people aren't consulted about changes.

Question 27

Farmer's Market

Answer 27

People exchange their rubbish and waste for green point vouchers which they then exchange for seasonal produce from local farmers. Only benefits 3000 families.

Question 28

Neza

Answer 28

Migrants raised money through savings to build a school and later improved the area through voluntary work. They then built a health centre and started a program of supported self-build for people arriving from the countryside.