Strategies for making urban living more sustainable and improving quality of life Flashcards
(28 cards)
What is sustainable urban living
Describes a situation in which urban residents can enjoy a high quality of life today but I un a way that doesn’t compromise the ability of future generations to do the same
What is quality of life
Describes the degree to which a individual is healthy confortable and able to participate in and enjoy life events
Name a developed country
Singapore
What are two strategies to improve waste disposal in singapore
-Zero waste SG’s bring your own campaign- encourages consumers to use reusable bags and containers when buying groceries
-Good Samaritan food donation act-protects supermarkets who donate unused or blemished food to food banks
Who is in charge of the two waste disposal strategies in singapore
Zero wast SG’s bring your own campaign-politicians/industrialists
Good Samaritan food donation act-politicians
What are two strategies to improve transport in Singapore
-the 2011 certificate of entitlement fo buying a new car. The fee today is US$70,000 making it more expensive to buy a new car
-the urban redevelopment authority has set a target of increasing the total length of cycle paths to 1320 km
Who is in charge of two traffic strategies in singapore
Certificate of entitlement-politicians
-urban redevelopment authority-planners
What are two strategies to improve education in Singapore
-low income families pay S$1 a month per child for ministry of education kindergartens
-55000 undergraduates benefit from enhanced bursaries paid for by the ministry of education which meet 75% tuition fees
Who is in charge of two education strategies in Singapore
-low income families S$1- politicians
-enhance bursaries for undergraduates-politicians
What are two strategies to improve healthcare in Singapore
-since 2015 the ministry of health ran the national steps challenge where participants download the healthy 365 app and log steps in reward for e vouchers
-health promotion board run the My healthy plate initiative to teach people about balanced diets
Who is in charge of the two health strategies in singapore
National steps challenge-politicians
My healthy plate-politicians
What are two strategies to improve employment in Singapore
-SkillsFuture platform offers Singaporeans S$360 of lifetime credit to enrol on courses
-2020 government and google collaboration on the Skills Ignition SG a Grow with Google program
Who is in charge of the two employment strategies in Singapore
SkillsFuture platform- politicians
Skills Ignition SG- industrialists
What are two strategies to improve housing in Singapore
-in the 2010’s the housing development board launched its community care apartments which are designed to allow senior citizens to maintain independent living
-in 2020 the housing development board’s green towns programme focused on reducing the environmental footprint of Singapore by the installation of solar panels and smart LED lighting
Who is in charge of the two housing strategies in Singapore
Community care apartments-planners/politicians
Green towns programme-property developers/politicians
Name a emerging country
Curitiba, Brazil
What are two strategies to improve waste disposal in Singapore
-Cambio Verde (green exchange) programme allows Curitiba residents to exchange 4kg of rubbish for 1kg of fresh food produce
-Garbage that is not garbage programme encourages residents to separate organic and inorganic waste
Who is in charge of the two waste disposal strategies in Curitiba
Cambio Verde- politicians
Garbage that is not garbage- politicians
What are two strategies to improve transport in Curitiba
-The Bus Rapid Transport system (BRT) means that the five main arterial routes into the city centre all have a dedicated two way bus lane that is completely separates from other traffic
-BRT have introduced triple articulated bendy buses which increases the number of passengers who can be carried per bus
Who is in charge of the two strategies to improve transport in Curitiba
BRT bus lanes-politicians/planners
BRT bendy buses- politicians/planners
What are two strategies to improve employment in Curitiba
-since the 1970’s Curitiba has run the lighthouses of knowledge which are free educational centres which include library and internet access for all citizens
-in the 1970’s Curitiba build the CIC (cuidade industrial de Curitiba) 10 km of the city centre. By 2000 CIC was home to 550 factories offering 50000 direct jobs
Who was in charge of the two strategies to improve employment in Curitiba
Lighthouses of knowledge-politicians
CIC- industrialists/property developers
What are two strategies to improve health in Curitiba
-1.5 millions trees have been planted in Curitiba sion the 1970’s funded by the government benefiting health by reducing pollution
-Curitiba built the CIC who’s location meant the prevailing southeasterly trade winds took polluted air away from the city centre and residential areas
Who was in charge of the two strategies to improve health in Curitiba
1.5 million trees planted-politicians/planners
CIC-industrialists
