Urbanization Notes
How do we use land?
- Industrial Uses, clear cut land to place industrial plants. Hazardous waste produced.
Thermal Pollution- water that is too hot, chemical waste
- Housing and Development, New subdivisions are cropping up due to the population growth in areas. Land is cleared for commercial and retail use
What is Urbanization?
Large town with growing suburbs. Depends on resources outside the city.
Why are big cities growing?
Increase in birth rates
Immigration- moving to cities for financial opportunities
Cities have grown from 2% to 45% since 1950. by 2050 66% of all people in the world will live in urban areas.
What are Heat Islands?
Enormous amount of heat generated creates an urban heat island - Phoenix is a great example, concrete jungle
Pros to Urbanization- Better education system (colleges), medical services, social service, easier transportation, more cultural, financial opportunities
Cons to Urbanization- Infectious diseases , inadequate water system, poor sewer systems, exposure to pollution, expensive, higher crime rates
What is Carrying Capacity- the maximum amount of population an area can support
What is Smart Growth?
Strategy we use to make our cities more sustainable . Reduces dependence on cars, controls and directs sprawl, cuts wasteful resource use. Portland, Or and San Francisco , CA , and Curitiba in Brazil are cities that have used this method
New Urbanism, old Villageism
- Walkability
- Mixed-use and diversity
- quality urban design
-environmental sustainability
- smart transportation
Ecocities or Green Cities
Use renewable energy resources
Recycle and purify water
Use energy and matter resources efficiently
Prevent pollution and reduce waste
Recycle, reuse and compost municipal waste
Protect and support biodiversity
Urban Gardens; farmer's market
Zoning and other tools for sustainability
Indoor farming- rooftop greenhouses, hydroponic gardens, skyscraper farms
- Industrial Uses, clear cut land to place industrial plants. Hazardous waste produced.
Thermal Pollution- water that is too hot, chemical waste
- Housing and Development, New subdivisions are cropping up due to the population growth in areas. Land is cleared for commercial and retail use
What is Urbanization?
Large town with growing suburbs. Depends on resources outside the city.
Why are big cities growing?
Increase in birth rates
Immigration- moving to cities for financial opportunities
Cities have grown from 2% to 45% since 1950. by 2050 66% of all people in the world will live in urban areas.
What are Heat Islands?
Enormous amount of heat generated creates an urban heat island - Phoenix is a great example, concrete jungle
Pros to Urbanization- Better education system (colleges), medical services, social service, easier transportation, more cultural, financial opportunities
Cons to Urbanization- Infectious diseases , inadequate water system, poor sewer systems, exposure to pollution, expensive, higher crime rates
What is Carrying Capacity- the maximum amount of population an area can support
What is Smart Growth?
Strategy we use to make our cities more sustainable . Reduces dependence on cars, controls and directs sprawl, cuts wasteful resource use. Portland, Or and San Francisco , CA , and Curitiba in Brazil are cities that have used this method
New Urbanism, old Villageism
- Walkability
- Mixed-use and diversity
- quality urban design
-environmental sustainability
- smart transportation
Ecocities or Green Cities
Use renewable energy resources
Recycle and purify water
Use energy and matter resources efficiently
Prevent pollution and reduce waste
Recycle, reuse and compost municipal waste
Protect and support biodiversity
Urban Gardens; farmer's market
Zoning and other tools for sustainability
Indoor farming- rooftop greenhouses, hydroponic gardens, skyscraper farms
Sustainable City
I made my city with solar panels on every building. Energy is also created with the energy plants by the water source. The apartment complex has an indoor garden to provide goods to families and reduce energy usage due to traveling. The city has electric monorails that go all over the city; citizens have the option of having a car, but they have to pay a significant fee. Most of the free space that was left over was turned into forests or lakes. Pollution isn't a problem because energy is produced cleanly, there are little cars in the area, trees are all over the place to produce oxygen and absorb CO2 and monorails are electric so minimal, if any, carbon is emitted.