Geo again Flashcards

(35 cards)

1
Q

when “white flight” happened and impacts

A

1950-1970 black community was left without resources and stuck in low-payimg jobs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

NAFTA when, what is it?

A

in 1994 an agreement between N. America it eliminated traffis and resulted in factories moving to Mexico because of the cheaper production

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Detroit pop decrese

A

in 20th century 1.8 mln in 2013 700 000

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Main air pollutants

A

PM, So2, NO, CO, O3

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

How many people die due to air pollution a year

A

7 mln

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Urabn redevelompent eg

A

Lond King cross street industrialized area transformed

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Kings cross

A

over 100 new homes, restaurants. 50 000 new jobs created

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Jakarta green spaces loss

A

1982-2013 dropped from 40%-13% regulation are at least 30%

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Total slum population in 2022

A

1.2 billion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Leading smart city

A

Zurich 6 year in a row

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Songdo, S. Korea

A

Purpose built settlement started in 2002 planned to be finnished 2015, not finnished 40 biilion dollars invested called ghost-city

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Downsides of smart cities

A

High energy consumtion, high cost of building

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Contested land use eg

A

Belgrade riverfront transformation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

what index of urban deprevation measures?

A

Income, education, health, barries to housing, employment, crime and living environment

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

smart-city buildingd

A

zurich - solar powered rooftops barcelona heat pumps for heat and water storage systems. Masdar city - buildings use 40% less E and water

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Infrustructure

A

Zurich - 3Dgis, digital twin technology to prevent and predict problems (see the possibility of flooding)
Barcelona - sensored waste bins sends info when the bin is full
Masdar -

17
Q

Transport

A

Zurich - same ticket for all public transport SBB app tracks real time for busses
Masdar - Personal Rapid Transit, is an automated taxi-like service concept, Pods are powered by lithium-phosphate batteries.

18
Q

Mobility

A

Barcelona: Bus stops’ screens are powered by solar panels.
Bicing is an app that shows the availability of city bikes.
Smart parking. ApparkB an app which shows drivers available parking spaces in the city.

19
Q

paris environemnat resiliance what does

A

tracks underwater levels, cordinates with city services to dapt infrustructure

20
Q

2017 50 mm water level

A

several stations closed

21
Q

stromwater overload paris

A

use permeable paving, reuse construction materials

22
Q

New orleans huricanes

A

build back up energy, water and data systems. rebuild barrier islands

23
Q

paris geopolitical terrosists

A

Security workforce increase in 2014-2016 3000-4000. Creation of interservice units sahre schools

24
Q

paris terrosrists attacks in 2015 and 2022

25
NYC Cyber Command
oversees cyber for over 100 agancies 10 000 staff trained anually. monitors threats 24/7 NYC secure app informs about insecure wi fi
26
why cyber atatks in new york
global financial capital
27
Vancouver zero waste
reduce 50% of waste going to landfills 20008-2013 decreased 18% partally achieved 30%
28
Vancouver green tranportattion
50% of trips not own car started building protected bike lanes, by 2015 it had over 300 km route
29
2008-2014 bike trips in vancouver
doubled 50 000 - 100 000
30
how many % of trips were without cars in 2019
54%
31
Leuven mobility
constructed 26 km highway in 2021 Leuven- brussels incereased storage 5000 to 11 000 (2016-2018)
32
INcrease of cyclist in leuven
40%
33
leuven reduce Co2 emmisions by 2030
80%, Eu gave 1.5 miln decarbonie heating systems
34
in 2019 how many % of Co2 Leuven's were due to hetaing systems
60%
35
Materialblant organization
resells cinstruction material from recovered buildning in 20023 saved 190 tonnes