Urban Issues

Question 1

What are the causes for urban growth

Answer 1

Natural increase: this is the difference between the number of births and the number of deaths.

Migration: More and more people are leaving rural areas and moving to cities. This is called rural to urban migration

Question 2

What are push factors to migration

Answer 2

rural jobs are mainly farming which is work intensive - climate change makes it hard (desertification) and droughts cause crop failures

limited access to services - isolation

natural disasters

Question 3

what are pull factors to migration

Answer 3

higher paid jobs

better education

public transport

entertainment

Question 4

what are the three ways of urban sustainability

Answer 4

• conserving water and energy
• recycling waste
• creating green space

Question 5

how does conserving water sustain urban living

Answer 5

• Collecting rainwater and using it as grey water reduces waste of drinking water
• green roofs harvest rainwater and grow food look attractive create ecosystem
• insulation
• solar panels

Question 6

Why is recycling a feature of sustainable urban living

Answer 6

• untreated waste could lead to waterborne diseases such as cholera
• reducing packaging and plastic bags
• use waste to make energy
• encourage to recycle and sort

Question 7

how does creating green space act as a feature of sustainable urban living