Leeds Environmental Issues

Question 1

Cause of water pollution leeds

Answer 1

-industrial waste from textile, chemical and engineering industries
Domestic waste

Question 2

Impacts of water pollution

Answer 2

Rainfall composed of 70% sewage effluent and 30% natural water
Water smelt bad and rivers oxygen supply cut off

Question 3

Strategies to reduce water pollution

Answer 3

Group called eye on the Aire formed in 1980s
30 organisations came together
Yorkshire water installed extra filtration
1990s otters, heron, salmon retuned to river

Question 4

Successes of strategies to solve water pollution

Answer 4

Economic spinoff
Investment into water front areas
Water quality drastically improved
Wildlife retuned

Question 5

Limitations to the strategies to solve water pollution

Answer 5

Treatment cost millions to improve water
Littering in the river is still a major issue

Question 6

Causes of water pollution in Rio

Answer 6

Rivers flowing into the bay are heavily polluted from sewers and industrial waste
Ships empty fuel tanks into the bay

Question 7

Impacts of water pollution in Rio

Answer 7

Major threat to wildlife
Fishing has declined by 90% in last 20 years
Threatens tourism industry

Question 8

Specific strategies to reduce water pollution in Rio

Answer 8

Overseas aid provided 12 new sewage works costing $68 million since 2004
5km new sewage pipes installed

Question 9

Successes of strategies to reduce water pollution in Rio

Answer 9

Solutions put into place such as the 12 new sewage works

Question 10

Limitations to strategies to solve water pollution in Rio

Answer 10

Guana bara bay is still heavily polluted
Only 1/3 of sewage in the bay is treated

Question 11

Cause of air pollution in leeds

Answer 11

Vehicle exhausts
Wood burning stoves

Question 12

Impacts of air pollution in Leeds

Answer 12

Neville street most polluted street outside of London 2018
4.5% of adult deaths are from exposure to pollutants

Question 13

Strategies to reduce air pollution

Answer 13

Free trials of electric vehicles for businesses
Construction of zero carbon houses- CITU
£270 million investment into public transport

Question 14

Successes of strategies to reduce air pollution in leeds

Answer 14

Local authorities successful in encouraging investments into transport
More bus lanes
2000 new park and ride spaces

Question 15

Limitations

Answer 15

Still major air pollution issues
Clean air charging zone never took place

Question 16

Causes of air pollution in Rio

Answer 16

Heaving congestion
Increase in car ownership by 40% in past 10 years
Most congested city in South America

Question 17

Impacts of air pollution in Rio

Answer 17

5000 deaths a year linked to air pollution
City is covered by brown smog

Question 18

Strategies used to solve air pollution in Rio

Answer 18

Major road improvements- Niteroi bridge
Bike Rio 2011, 600 bikes with 60 rental station

Question 19

Successes in strategies to reduce air pollution in Rio

Answer 19

Air pollution has been reduced due to new public transport and bikes
The Niteroi Bridge and yellow line express way have been a success

Question 20

Limitations to strategies aimed to solve air pollution in Rio

Answer 20

Congestion at either end of Niteroi bridge
High death toll from air pollution still remains
Bike strategy was on a small scale

Question 21

Causes of dereliction in leeds

Answer 21

Suffered from deindustrialisation due to textile industry moving abroad in 1950/60s

Question 22

Impacts of dereliction leeds

Answer 22

Many derelict buildings eg. Victoria works and Hunslet mill
South bank home to many as it suffered greatly from deindustrialisation

Question 23

Strategies to reduce dereliction

Answer 23

Derelict buildings have been regenerated
For example the Tetley has been converted into an arts and social space
Regeneration has led to residential population growing by 150% between 2002 and 2015

Question 24

Successes with strategies to reduce dereliction in Leeds

Answer 24

Derelict land is now being redeveloped into offices, residential property and recreational facilities

Question 25

limitations with reducing dereliction in leeds

Answer 25

Still many derelict areas/properties
People who live in regenerated areas feel that the sense of community has been lost

Question 26

Causes of dereliction in Rio

Answer 26

19th century colonial style houses abandoned as wealthier citizens prefer apartments
Buildings inherited by people living in Portugal and they have never been claimed

Question 27

Impacts of dereliction

Answer 27

Families forced to squat in derelict buildings
Homelessness is a rising issue
Improvements to favelas has caused rent prices to increase
Financial issues mean that regeneration is not always possible

Question 28

Successes with strategies to recuse dereliction in Rio