Opportunities created by urban change: infrastructure and urban greening
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain how urban change has created environmental opportunities in Liverpool including the development of integrated transport systems and urban greening.
Key learning points
- Urban change has created environmental opportunities to develop integrated transport systems and urban greening.
- Integrated transport systems encourage people to use public transport through making journeys smoother.
- Future development of the integrated transport system includes becoming more integrated, sustainable and accessible.
- Urban greening can help Liverpool achieve its 2040 net-carbon zero ambitions.
- Examples of urban greening include the investment from URBAN GreenUP, St John's Shopping Centre and Mersey Forest.
Keywords
Integrated transport system - an interconnected urban transport network, with interchange hubs linking different forms of transport, such as bicycles, buses and cars
Urban greening - the greening of urban areas, involving planting trees and the creation of green areas and parks
Common misconception
Green initiatives cost cities a lot of money that could be spent in other ways.
Planned well, green initiatives also attract investment and people to cities. They are a sustainable approach to environmental development and also have economic and social benefits.
Teacher tip
To add further depth to the misconception get pupils to think in detail about how investment in e.g. hydrogen fuelled buses is not only environemntally beneficial but also supports the economy and brings social benefits to people too.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Identify the accurate definition of urban change.
Q2.Place- detail is important in geography to ensure that information is not vague and is particular to the place being studied.
Q3.Match the place-specific detail to the opportunity for urban change in Liverpool.
Liverpool European Festival
Everton Football Club
Breadth of employment sectors
Q4.Complete the definition of infrastructure: the physical and organisational structures and __________ (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies) required for a society.
Q5.There are three reasons why so many tech companies are attarcted to Liverpool. Identify which is not a reason for their attraction.
Q6.Cities in the UK are becoming more environmentally aware and the impact of change is an area they are investing significantly in.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Green initiatives bring , social and environmental benefits to cities.
Q2.The aim of an integrated transport system is to make journeys smoother for people to encourage use of transport.
Q3.Bus journeys in Liverpool account for what percentage of all trips made on public transport?
Q4.Liverpool's 2040 vision for the future has which ambitions for the integrated transport system?
Q5.Urban greening involves bringing green spaces of any __________ into urban environments.
Q6.Match the place-specific detail of a current approach to urban greening to its project name.
one site for development is the Baltic Corridor
65-metre green wall been planted
working with the Forestry Commission, 9 million trees planted
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