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Year 10
Edexcel B

Sustainable urban living

I can describe how recycling, employment, green spaces, transport and affordable and energy-efficient homes are improving sustainability and quality of life in Liverpool.

New
New
Year 10
Edexcel B

Sustainable urban living

I can describe how recycling, employment, green spaces, transport and affordable and energy-efficient homes are improving sustainability and quality of life in Liverpool.

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Key learning points

  1. Liverpool has a number of strategies involving housing such as affordability and energy efficiency.
  2. Liverpool has low rates of recycling. To address this it is using strategies such as education campaigns.
  3. Some employment in Liverpool is low paid. Strategies to address this include paying the real national living wage.
  4. Green spaces have been considered in Liverpool’s city centre though the URBAN GreenUP project.
  5. Liverpool is developing integrated transport systems to encourage use of public transport.

Keywords

  • Sustainability - meeting the needs of today without compromising future needs

  • Quality of life - wellbeing of individuals or groups of people measured by criteria other than wealth such as housing, employment and environmental factors

  • Strategy - a plan to achieve a long-term aim

Common misconception

Sustainable development is all about the environment.

One pillar of sustainable development is the environment but sustainable development is only achieved when social and economic aspects are also considered.


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6 Questions

Q1.
What is urban regeneration?
The complete destruction of old buildings
Correct answer: The revival of urban areas through investment and development
The movement of people from cities to rural areas
The expansion of greenbelt land
Q2.
What is an example of rebranding in a city?
Renaming old buildings
Correct answer: A marketing campaign promoting a new image for a city
Stopping all urban development
Banning businesses from investing
Q3.
What is the rural-urban fringe of a city?
The oldest part of the city
The centre of the city
The main industrial area
Correct answer: The transition zone between the city and countryside
Q4.
Why have some industries declined in Liverpool?
Increase in factory jobs
Correct answer: Globalisation and deindustrialisation
More reliance on coal
The city’s population is shrinking
Q5.
What is the CBD in a city?
The suburban housing areas
The main agricultural zone
Correct answer: The central business district
The oldest residential area
Q6.
What does a city’s site refer to?
Its role in the economy
Its past population
Its transport links
Correct answer: Its physical location and natural features

4 Questions

Q1.
What is sustainable urban living?
A city that only focuses on green spaces
A city with no cars
Correct answer: A city that meets present needs without harming future generations
A city that only uses renewable energy
Q2.
Which of the following is a key sustainability strategy in Liverpool?
Building more motorways
The Liverpool One shopping centre
Correct answer: Mersey Forest
Expanding Liverpool John Lennon Airport
Q3.
What does ‘quality of life’ refer to in urban areas?
The total wealth of a city
The number of skyscrapers in a city
Correct answer: The well-being and happiness of residents
The size of the city’s population
Q4.
How does Liverpool’s cycling strategy contribute to sustainability?
It increases pollution
Correct answer: It reduces car dependency and emissions
It discourages active travel
It increases road congestion

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