Chapter 13- Urban Enviro Management

Question 1

People live in urban places most in…

Answer 1

Latin America and Caribean

-number of people in urban areas has been increasing steadily

Question 2

In Canada

Answer 2

-majority of the population live in urban areas and this number is increasing

Question 3

Implications?

Answer 3

Air pollutants
Urban Heat Island Effect
Hydrological Cycle
Brownfield Sites

Question 4

Air Pollutants

Answer 4

• CO, O3, particulates, NOx
• 25,000 deaths/yr from air pollution
• increases asthma and emphysema
• increase in smog advisory days

Question 5

Urban Heat Effects

Answer 5

higher temperature in core urban areas than surrounding areas

• city centres can be 2-6 degrees higher than near by rural areas
• solution green roof technology would use less energy for air conditioning thus lower GHG
• light coloured surfaces
• use balanced geometric shapes to decrease amount of light hitting surfaces

Question 6

Hydrological Cycle

Answer 6

• quantity and quality of water
• more roads=more precipitation runoff
• surface flooding
• reduced recharge of aquifers
• build ponds to help retain water

Question 7

Brownfield Sites

Answer 7

• contaminated urban sites
• leaking storage tanks, unconfined waste
• costly to mitigate
• health hazard- contaminants in water
• enviro damage- crops watered with contaminants

Question 8

LUST

Answer 8

leaky underground storage tanks

Question 9

Sustainable Urban Development integrates…

Answer 9

1. Economy
2. Ecology
3. Social Components

Question 10

Sustainable Urban Development Requires

Answer 10

1) Urban form
2) Transportation
3) Energy
4) Wate management

Question 11

Urban Form

Answer 11

• type and distribution of infrastructure

- configuration of roads and transport networks

Question 12

Urban Sprawl

Answer 12

low population density, high travel, single-family, detached homes, large properties
-loss of adjacent agriculture land, enviro sensitive areas, natural habitats, decrease water & air quality

Question 13

Sustainable Urban Transportation

Answer 13

• mixed use urban areas
• reduced private car use
• public transit
• affected by urban form
• decrease distance travelled
• vehicle loading
• vehicle mode

Question 14

Energy Use

Answer 14

• new technology
• GHG reduction- residential, commercial, and industrial buildings account for over 6%
• low usage
• promote green design
• construction material

Question 15

Waste Management

Answer 15

• incinerators
• landfill sites
• blue boxes and green bins
  1) Reduction
  2) Re-use
  3) Recycling

Question 16

Solutions

Answer 16

• parks and pathways
• more efficient municipal vehicles
• blue and green box services
• no plastic bags in supermarkets
• bike rental programs
• public transportation