URBAN CHALLENGES In London- Facts!

Question 1

WASTE: STRATEGIES (4)

Answer 1

-aiming to cut 20% of waste by 2031
-the THAMES TIDEWAY TUNNEL cost 5 billion pounds
-waste heirarchy structure: prioritises prevention and leaving disposal last : VEOLIA: 6 categories
RE London: circular economy

Question 2

FOOD : ISSUE (2)

Answer 2

-8 million people in the UK are at risk of food insecurity
-485 of food consumed in the UK is imported

Question 3

SEGREGATION: ISSUE (3)

Answer 3

-London has 33 boroughs
-16% of people in London are in the poorest tenth nationally, 17% are in the richest tenth
-STUDENTIFICATION: housing dominated by student housing

Question 4

TRANSPORT: strategies (4)

Answer 4

-ELIZABETH LINE: 20 BILLION POUND investment, increased 10% capacity of the underground system
-hydrogen cell buses introduced in 2017
-E-BIKES: more than 19000 docking points across London
-ULEZ: £15 a day charge, reduced 44% of NO2 emissions

Question 5

HOUSING: strategies (2)

Answer 5

-£400 million pound scheme to build up to 50k new homes on Brownfield sites
-ENFIELD MERIDIAN WATER: 5000 homes, a school and community facilities

Question 6

ENERGY: ISSUE (2)

Answer 6

1 in 10 in the UK are fuel poor
-London needs 20% more enegry by 2050

Question 7

ENERGY: strategies (2)

Answer 7

-footfall harvesting : PAVEGEN TILES: generated 72 million joules of energy during first 2 weeks of Olympic Games
-biofuel: London’s taxi scheme that runs on restaurant oil

Question 8

TRANSPORT: ISSUE (2)

Answer 8

-London regularly exceeds Europe no2 levels: 40mg
-largest + busiest rail network in all of Europe

Question 9

FOOD: strategies (3)

Answer 9

-hydroponic farming uses 70% less water
-vertical farming + urban gardening: CLAPHAM HIGH STREET BOMB SHELTER FARM
-Food banks - 1.6 million parcels a year in the UK
-too good to go : technology + social media
-incredible edible: self-sufficient community feeding

Question 10

HOUSING: ISSUE (2)

Answer 10

-London councils spend 4 m a day on temporary housing
-90,000 children homeless

Question 11

SEGREGATION: strategies (3)

Answer 11

-PEPPERPOT HOUSING: integrates social housing into private housing
—GLFI (Greater London investment fund) launched to support BAME, women and disabled run businesses
-free school meals

Question 12

WAST: ISSUES (3)

Answer 12

-only 52% of london’s waste is recycled
-ecological footprint exceeds it’s biocapacity
-FATBERGS