Name _________________________________________
Date ________________________
Define the following terms
1. liveability
2. sustainability
3. land use
4. residential density
5. land-use conflict
6. official plan
7. zoning
8. urbanization
9. urban growth
10. urban sprawl
11. greenbelt
Short Answer
1. A transportation system consists of three inter-connected components. Name them and explain
how two of them use a great amount of the city's land.
2. In which way are the concepts of liveability and sustainability similar? How are they
different?
3. Explain the idea of lower-order goods and services. Where would you expect to find them in a
Canadian city?
4. In what ways can these land uses affect liveability?
a) institutional
b) recreational
c) high-order commercial
5. Do you agree or disagree that low-density residential land use supports both quality of life and
the environment? Support your point of view.
6. a) What is the purpose of the Greater Golden Horseshoe Greenbelt?
b) How will it accomplish this purpose?
Name _________________________________________
Date ________________________
c) What are your views on this greenbelt?
7. How does urban growth in Canada effect the environment? Consider expansion,
transportation, and waste disposal.
Living Well, Living Poorly
Living Well
Living Poorly
Name _________________________________________
Date ________________________
Using the text, complete the definitions of liveability and sustainability.
Liveability
Sustainability
Name _________________________________________
Date ________________________
Land Uses: Using information from Chapter 12, complete the organizer below: (%
of Urban Land, Subcategories, Local Examples)
Transportation
Residential
Commercial
Name _________________________________________
Date ________________________
Land Uses: using information from Chapter 12, complete the organizer below: (% of
Urban Land, Subcategories, Local Examples)
Industrial
Institutional and
Public
Open Space and
Recreational
Name _________________________________________
Date ________________________
Living on the 34th Floor
What is it like living in a high rise in the middle of a city?
Positive Aspects
Negative Aspects
Name _________________________________________
Name _________________________________________
Date ________________________
Date _________________________
Living on the 34th Floor, page 2
Name of city:
Record all facilities in a one kilometre radius:
Name _________________________________________
Date ________________________
What Makes a City Liveable and Sustainable?
City
Notable Features of City (layout,
density, land use, transportation,
topography, population, etc.)
Liveable?
Sustainable?
Name _________________________________________
Date ________________________
What makes a city liveable and sustainable?, page 2
City
Notable Features of City (layout,
density, land use, transportation,
topography, population, etc.)
Liveable?
Sustainable?