Resource Management / Urban stuff

Question 1

What are the two Case Studies you have learnt that aim to improve food supply?

Answer 1

Indus Basin Irrigation System(IBIS) - Pakistan

Rice + Fish Farming - Bangladesh

Question 2

What are the benefits of using fish when farming rice?

Answer 2

Their droppings create a good fertiliser for the rice.
They eat any pests that may be on the rice.
They can be eaten by the farmers.

Question 3

How much of Pakistan’s crop water does the IBIS provide?

Answer 3

40% of crop water requirements of Pakistan.

Question 4

What is the IBIS made up of?

Answer 4

3 main dams, 85 small dams and 12 linked canals.

Question 5

What are some challenges of the IBIS?

Answer 5

Water evaporating on hot days.
Farmers taking too much water.
Poor irrigation leads to water loss and soil erosion.

Question 6

What is hydroponics and aeroponics?

Answer 6

The growing of plants in water or in the air.

Question 7

What strategies can be used to increase food supply?

Answer 7

Irrigation
Bioengineering 
Appropriate technology
Hydroponics
Aeroponics

Question 8

What are some some sustainable food strategies?

Answer 8

Organic Farming
Permaculture 
Urban farming
Sustainable meat and fish sources
Seasonal Food

Question 9

What is Organic Farming?

Answer 9

Farming without using artificial chemicals. Instead using manure as fertiliser and using crop rotations.

Question 10

What are some pros and cons of Organic Farming?

Answer 10

Chemical free food. Decreased river pollution. River wildlife protected.

More labour intensive. More skills/specialism required. Low productivity.

Question 11

What is Permaculture?

Answer 11

Same as Organic Farming. Using environment rather than artificial chemicals.

Question 12

What is Urban Farming?

Answer 12

Using space effectively in Urban areas for farming. Such as on balconies and hydroponics/aeroponics.

Question 13

What are the pros and cons of Urban Farming?

Answer 13

Reduction in food miles. Less pests. Warmer environment.

Limited lateral space. High land costs.

Question 14

What is Sustainable Meat and Fish Sources?

Answer 14

The limiting on the amount of fish or meat that you capture/breed. This is done using organic methods of farming.

Question 15

What are the pros and cons of Sustainable Fish/Meat Sources?

Answer 15

Less food wasted. More ethical. Less grain used.

Less food produced. Slower development of cows due to feeding on grass.

Question 16

What are some positives of IBIS? (include facts)

Answer 16

HEP generated by dams.
+36% wheat yield.
+150% fruit yield.
14 million hectares irrigated.

Question 17

What has made Lagos and London hot spots for international trade?

Answer 17

Both located on the coast meaning it is easier to import/export goods.

Question 18

What are some opportunities in Lagos?

Answer 18

Employment.
Education.
Health Care.
Transport.
Access to resources.
Crime reduction.

Question 19

What are the strategies to reduce traffic in Lagos?

Answer 19

The Bus Rapid Transport (BRT)
The Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LMRT)
The Lagos Cable Car project

Question 20

What are some BRT facts?

Answer 20

Transports 200,000 a day.
2,000 direct jobs and 5,000 indirect.
Public transport means less greenhouse gases. (-16%)

Question 21

What are some LMRT facts?

Answer 21

1.6 million people max.
Reduces emissions.
Job opportunities.

Question 22

What are some Lagos Cable Car facts?

Answer 22

240,000 trips a day.
No emissions.
Job opportunities.

Question 23

What are some Elephant Park pros?

Answer 23

1,200 trees to be planted in new park.
60% increase in tree canopy.
3,000 new homes.
160,000 square feet of retail space.
5,000 new jobs.

Question 24

What are some Elephant Park cons?

Answer 24

100s of people had to move homes.
New houses cost more than the old residents could afford.
New houses were advertised to foreign investors.

Question 25

What are examples of Lagos regeneration?

Answer 25

Makoko floating school.
Slum upgrading.
Slum Clearance.

Question 26

What strategies have been used to tackle Traffic in London?

Answer 26

Congestion Charge.
Public Transport (Crossrail + Oyster Card)
Cycle Hire.

Question 27

What forms of Public Transport are include on Oyster Card?

Answer 27

River Bus Service.
Local Trains.
Emirates Cable Car.
Deckland’s light railway.
London Trams. 
London Buses.
London Undergound.

Question 28

What are some Crossrail facts?

Answer 28

+1.5 million people able to commute in under 45 mins.
+200 million journeys a year.
Increase in rain journeys by 10%.
Less emissions.