Paper 2 Topic 1 Urban Sustainability Flashcards
(15 cards)
What are the 4 priorities for sustainability in urban areas
- Encourage public transport
- Make walking or cycling attractive
- Reduce car use
- Improve car efficiency
What the five ways in which sustainability has been used in urban areas
Gondolas
Cars
Bikes
Trains
“Pedestrialisation”
Where are gondolas used
Caracas
Rio de Janeiro
Medellin
Where and how are cars used
Congestion Charge, London
Smart charging, Singapore
No car days, Seoul
Green taxis, San Francisco
Where and how are bikes used
Boris Bikes, London
Bike City, Vienna
Copenhagen
Budapest
Where and how are trains used
Cross rail, London
Freight to Rail, Gothenburg (freight away from cars to trains)
Where and how are “pedestrianisation”used
Moving walkways, Hong Kong
Poo Bus, Bristol
How is urban planning used in Newcastle
Place 400 solar panels on civic centre to save £40,000 per year
Hospitals and Universities have installed new equipment and have strict water rules
Every house has recycling bins to encourage separation of waste
Tyne and Wear metro
Cycle routes taking 7000 vehicles off the road
How is urban planning used in Bristol
Investment in cycling routes
Rapid buses (Metrobus)
Network of charge points
Poo Bus
3 park and ride schemes
BUT there is still lots of traffic
How many solar panels will be placed on the civic centre in Newcastle and how much will it save per year
400 panels
£40,000 per year
What is the company behind the new rapid buses called in Bristol
Metrobus
How many park and ride schemes are in Bristol
3
In Newcastle how many vehicles are estimated to be off the roads due to cycling schemes
7000
How are Buses used for sustainability
BRT System in Lagos
200K use per day
Separate lanes
Frequent
Only covers some of the city
How many people use the Bus Rapid Transit system per day
200,000
