Sustainable Cities (Leaving Cert Geography): Quizzes
📚Quizzes
Practise the questions
12 questions from this quiz
ShowHide
Practise the questions
12 questions from this quiz
When did rural-to-urban migration begin in developed countries?
When did rural-to-urban migration begin in developed countries?
Since the Industrial Revolution
Where is urbanisation still experiencing rapid population growth?
Where is urbanisation still experiencing rapid population growth?
Cities in the developing world
How can urban sprawl be addressed according to urban planners?
How can urban sprawl be addressed according to urban planners?
Intensive use of existing urban land
What is counter urbanisation?
What is counter urbanisation?
Towns developing own commercial centres
Which towns near Dublin are examples of counter urbanisation?
Which towns near Dublin are examples of counter urbanisation?
Navan and Drogheda
What improves when residents create goals and visions for their communities?
What improves when residents create goals and visions for their communities?
Social integration
Where is the case study example of community involvement in sustainable planning located?
Where is the case study example of community involvement in sustainable planning located?
Cloughjordan, County Tipperary
What do pedestrianised inner cities reduce?
What do pedestrianised inner cities reduce?
Traffic congestion and air pollution
What is the 'doughnut effect'?
What is the 'doughnut effect'?
City centres hollow as residents suburbanise
What do energy-efficient houses greatly reduce?
What do energy-efficient houses greatly reduce?
Energy consumption for heating
What is a carbon footprint?
What is a carbon footprint?
Total greenhouse gases from human activity
What do urban planning laws and land zoning help reduce?
What do urban planning laws and land zoning help reduce?
Industrial-residential interaction