The UK's resource consumpion and environmental sustainibility challenge Flashcards
(11 cards)
1
Q
Population pressures on food production?
A
- need to grow more crops
- puts pressure on farmers and our landscape
2
Q
Population pressures on water?
A
- increasings demand for water at home and in our industries
- tough due to increasing temperatures and lack of fresh water
2
Q
Population pressures on housing?
A
- population will grow from 69m to 77m in 25 years
- need more homes so need more green space to build on and materials to build houses
- need more construction workers
3
Q
Population pressures on GHG emissions?
A
increase as more people drive cars and more industries develop
4
Q
Strategies to reduce population pressures on GHG emissions?
A
switching to alternative energy sources top reduce GHG emissions
5
Q
Strategies to reduce population pressures on water?
A
- finding new water sources and reducing water wastage and leaks in order to boost domestic water sources
- develop new reservoirs
6
Q
Strategies to reduce population pressures on housing?
A
- build at higher densities and use brownfield sites for new home building instead of greenfield
- allows more greenfield to be used for farming and habitats
7
Q
Improving public transport?
A
- encourages people to leave cars at home - public transport uses less fuel per head than prive cars
- commuter trains good example of this - especially effiecient in high density cities
8
Q
Improving cycle routes?
A
- encourages people to cycle rather than drive
- has been used in london to reduce congestion and pollution
9
Q
Improving car-sharing schemes?
A
- ran by many local authorities - encourage commuters to share car journeys ato and from work - reduce congestion and amount of fuel used
- reduces pollution
10
Q
Improving zeor-emission vehicles?
A
reduces emission - reduces impact of vehicle on air quality
