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10.3 Sustainable Cities
Vocabulary Preview
Define each vocabulary term in your own words. Then, write yourself a quick note on
how you will remember each. One term has been done for you.
Term
Definition
City planning
Attempt to design cities so as to
maximize their functionality and beauty.
Geographic
information
system (GIS)
Computerized system for storing,
manipulating, and viewing geographic
data.
Zoning
Classifying areas of different types of
development and land use.
Urban growth
boundary
(UGB)
Line city planners draw on map to
separate urban areas from areas the city
would prefer remain rural.
Smart growth
Term
How I Remember
A philosophy of urban growth that focuses
on economic and environmental
approaches that lead to sustainable
growth and the avoidance of sprawl
Smart growth starts with an S, which
makes me think of sustainable, which
also starts with an S.
Definition
How I Remember
Ecological
restoration
Practice or restoring native
communities.
Greenway
Strips of vegetated open space that
connect parks or neighborhoods,
located along rivers, streams, or
canals.
City Planning
1. Complete the following paragraph with terms from the word bank.
city planning
smart growth
geographic information system (GIS)
urban growth boundary (UGB)
zoning
The process of designing urban areas to make them livable is called city planning
.
Smart Growth, a philosophy used to manage the spread of urban
areas, guides this
process. This philosophy can lead to the establishment of a urban growth boundary
, which limits
the spread of urban areas. City planners use many tools, for example
system
geographic information
,
that allow data to be manipulated on computers. Decisions made about land use must be put
into practice to be effective. City planners use zoning
to put decisions into use.
2. Describe the type of zoning typically seen in urban environments.
Industrial plants for residential neighborhoods to keep them cleaner and quieter
3. What do all urban growth boundaries have in common? Explain.
They have similar goals (concentrating, development, sprawl prevention and
ranch/forest/farm preservation).
4. What philosophy of urban growth requires building up, not out?
Build up, not out, promotes investment.
5. Describe new urbanism.
Design new neighborhoods with homes, schools, and business close together to eliminate the
need for a car (reduces oil waste).
Transportation Options
6. List three examples of mass transit options in livable cities.
Cars, buses and rail lights
7. Describe at least two examples of advantages of mass transit over automobile use.
Lower prices, reduced contamination, and reduce transit congestion.
8. What are some ways city governments encourage the use of mass transit?
Subway and metro stations, MAX system, fuel efficient transportation, carpool reward, and
bicycle promotions
Open Space
9. Identify two ecological processes that are positively affected by the presence of parks and
open space in urban areas.
Greenways and ecological restoration
10. Fill in the cluster diagram with examples of open space in a city.
Open Space
Parks
Greenways
Preserves
Forests
playgrounds
11. Describe how greenways are valuable to humans and to wildlife.
They reduce pollution and preserve natural places and provide outdoor activities
Green Building Design
12. What is another term for green building design?
Sustainable architecture
13. What is the goal of green building design?
Save energy and other resources without sacrificing people’s comfort
14. In what types of buildings has green building design been successful?
Schools and colleges
15. List three features that might be included in a green building.
Rooftop solar panels, climate control systems, and hot air recycling
Urban Sustainability Successes
16. Fill in the chart with short descriptions of how each location
has made progress toward urban sustainability.
Urban Sustainability Successes
Curitiba, Brazil
New York City
Greenhouse gas emission reduction plan
River cleaning program
Improve access to parks
Well planned infrastructure
Transit networks
Free healthcare
17. What do the successes of urban sustainability suggest?
That cities can be sustainable which leads to sustainability
Organize Information
18. Fill in the concept map with terms from the word bank.
city planning
mass transit
ecological restoration
geographic information system (GIS)
open spaces
urban growth boundary (UGB)
zoning
Sustainable Cities
can be achieved
through
enhance
encourage
Open spaces
UGB
City planning
instead of
which uses tools
such as
Mass transit
through
Ecological restoration
zoning
Urban growth boundaries
GIS