Starter quiz
- Identify the accurate definition of urban change.
- 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.
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- Place-______ detail is important in geography to ensure that information is not vague and is particular to the place being studied.
- 'specific' ✓
- Match the place-specific detail to the opportunity for urban change in Liverpool.
- Social: cultural mix⇔Liverpool European Festival ✓
- Social: recreation and entertainment⇔Everton Football Club ✓
- Economic: employment opportunities⇔Breadth of employment sectors ✓
- Complete the definition of infrastructure: the physical and organisational structures and __________ (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies) required for a society.
- facilities ✓
- people
- systems
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- 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
- cheap rental costs ✓
- supportive business environment
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- Cities in the UK are becoming more environmentally aware and the impact of ______ change is an area they are investing significantly in.
- 'climate' ✓
Exit quiz
- Green initiatives bring ______, social and environmental benefits to cities.
- 'economic' ✓
- The aim of an integrated transport system is to make journeys smoother for people to encourage use of ______ transport.
- 'public' ✓
- Bus journeys in Liverpool account for what percentage of all trips made on public transport?
- 30%
- 61%
- 82% ✓
- 103%
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- Liverpool's 2040 vision for the future has which ambitions for the integrated transport system?
- more sustainble ✓
- more environmental
- more accessible ✓
- more integrated ✓
- more choice
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- Urban greening involves bringing green spaces of any __________ into urban environments.
- size ✓
- shape
- cost
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- Match the place-specific detail of a current approach to urban greening to its project name.
- URBAN GreenUP⇔one site for development is the Baltic Corridor ✓
- St John's Shopping Centre⇔65-metre green wall been planted ✓
- Mersey Forest⇔working with the Forestry Commission, 9 million trees planted ✓
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Key learning points
- Urban change has created environmental opportunities to develop integrated transport systems and urban greening.
- Integrated transport systems encourage people to use public transport through making journeys smoother.
- Future development of the integrated transport system includes becoming more integrated, sustainable and accessible.
- Urban greening can help Liverpool achieve its 2040 net-carbon zero ambitions.
- Examples of urban greening include the investment from URBAN GreenUP, St John's Shopping Centre and Mersey Forest.
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.
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
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