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Opportunities created by urban change: infrastructure and urban greening

I can explain how urban change has created environmental opportunities in Liverpool including the development of integrated transport systems and urban greening.

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Opportunities created by urban change: infrastructure and urban greening

I can explain how urban change has created environmental opportunities in Liverpool including the development of integrated transport systems and urban greening.

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Key learning points

  1. Urban change has created environmental opportunities to develop integrated transport systems and urban greening.
  2. Integrated transport systems encourage people to use public transport through making journeys smoother.
  3. Future development of the integrated transport system includes becoming more integrated, sustainable and accessible.
  4. Urban greening can help Liverpool achieve its 2040 net-carbon zero ambitions.
  5. Examples of urban greening include the investment from URBAN GreenUP, St John's Shopping Centre and Mersey Forest.

Keywords

  • Integrated transport system - an interconnected urban transport network, with interchange hubs linking different forms of transport, such as bicycles, buses and cars

  • Urban greening - the greening of urban areas, involving planting trees and the creation of green areas and parks

Common misconception

Green initiatives cost cities a lot of money that could be spent in other ways.

Planned well, green initiatives also attract investment and people to cities. They are a sustainable approach to environmental development and also have economic and social benefits.


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To add further depth to the misconception get pupils to think in detail about how investment in e.g. hydrogen fuelled buses is not only environemntally beneficial but also supports the economy and brings social benefits to people too.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Identify the accurate definition of urban change.
Correct answer: As a city grows or declines, positive and negative changes occur.
As a city grows, positive and negative changes occur.
As a city declines, negative changes occur.
As a city grows or declines, postive changes occur.
Q2.
Place- detail is important in geography to ensure that information is not vague and is particular to the place being studied.
Correct Answer: specific
Q3.
Match the place-specific detail to the opportunity for urban change in Liverpool.
Correct Answer:Social: cultural mix,Liverpool European Festival
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Liverpool European Festival

Correct Answer:Social: recreation and entertainment,Everton Football Club
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Everton Football Club

Correct Answer:Economic: employment opportunities,Breadth of employment sectors
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Breadth of employment sectors

Q4.
Complete the definition of infrastructure: the physical and organisational structures and __________ (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies) required for a society.
Correct answer: facilities
people
systems
Q5.
There are three reasons why so many tech companies are attarcted to Liverpool. Identify which is not a reason for their attraction.
educated workforce
hotspot for technical innovation
Correct answer: cheap rental costs
supportive business environment
Q6.
Cities in the UK are becoming more environmentally aware and the impact of change is an area they are investing significantly in.
Correct Answer: climate

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Q1.
Green initiatives bring , social and environmental benefits to cities.
Correct Answer: economic
Q2.
The aim of an integrated transport system is to make journeys smoother for people to encourage use of transport.
Correct Answer: public
Q3.
Bus journeys in Liverpool account for what percentage of all trips made on public transport?
30%
61%
Correct answer: 82%
103%
Q4.
Liverpool's 2040 vision for the future has which ambitions for the integrated transport system?
Correct answer: more sustainble
more environmental
Correct answer: more accessible
Correct answer: more integrated
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Q5.
Urban greening involves bringing green spaces of any __________ into urban environments.
Correct answer: size
shape
cost
Q6.
Match the place-specific detail of a current approach to urban greening to its project name.
Correct Answer:URBAN GreenUP,one site for development is the Baltic Corridor
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one site for development is the Baltic Corridor

Correct Answer:St John's Shopping Centre,65-metre green wall been planted
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65-metre green wall been planted

Correct Answer:Mersey Forest,working with the Forestry Commission, 9 million trees planted
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working with the Forestry Commission, 9 million trees planted

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