meeting the needs of today without compromising future needs

process of planning, controlling and making decisions to use resources in a sustainable and efficient way to solve problems or improve places

Sustainable living in an urban area

Geography

This unit teaches pupils about the geography of Liverpool, one of the UK's most important cities. Pupils learn about Liverpool's location and importance at different scales and about its characteristics. Pupils will learn about the factors leading to economic, social and environmental change.

Liverpool: case study of a UK city

The three pillars of sustainability are {{}}, economic and environmental.

Well-managed urban development considers four resources: land, water, {{}} and waste.

What is the name of the £5.5 billion redevelopment scheme of the northern Liverpool docks?

Urban transport management aims to reduce use of private transport and increase use of {{}} transport.

Match the approach to where it incentivises use of public transport or disincentivises use of private transport.

Well-managed public transport can be quicker and {{}} than using a car.

The docks became silted up and were unable to be used

Competition from other port cities reduced trade

Large steamships became more common and they could not fit into the docks

The docks in central Liverpool faced a decline in use from the 1860s onwards. What caused this?

What is the name of the Liverpool dock that was abandoned in 1971 and underwent regeneration in the early 1980s?

Sustainability is defined as meeting the needs of today without compromising {{}} needs.

Who developed the Sustainable Development Goals?

What percentage of Liverpool's household waste is currently recycled?

Bus journeys in Liverpool account for what percentage of all journeys made on public transport?

Starter Quiz