Urban Ecosystems
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Cities have developed into being
artificial environments which have
become unhealthy places for people
to live
• Suburbanisation and counter
urbanisation processes developed
this idea further
• The quality of life declined as
pollution, crime, traffic congestion
and social problems all contributed
to areas where many people found
uncomfortable to love in
• In recent years there has developed
a need to regenerate cities and
make them more sustainable –
making them more eco-friendly
1. Using page 253 make notes under
the headings opposite
Transport
Groningen – Netherlands
• What was the plan
• Opposition/Initial effects of
plan
• Success/Failure?
Read pages 236 & 237 – Changing Environment books – you will need to work in room 8 – The books should be on the side
by the office door
Urban Ecosystems – Transport Planning
Curitiba – Brazil – How does it work?- Make notes from the page and annotate the map above with the main
points
Urban Forests & Green Belts
Use pages – 258 & 259 and make notes under the headings below
Urban Forests
• Main Aims
Green Belts
• What are they & Why are they
used?
• Positive aspects
• Examples
• Negative Aspects
• Success/Failure?
Urban Ecosystems – Green Belts
• Above are a number of examples
of different types of green belt
• For each example above outline
some of the advantages and
disadvantages of the various
schemes opposite