GIEL Topic 2

What are the 3 different aspects of sustainable development?

• Economic sustainability

• Cultural sustainability

• Social sustainability

• Environmental sustainability

Ensuring high population density to help support local businesses is an example of ____

• Social sustainability

• Economic sustainability

• Environmental sustainability

What are some ways to ensure environmental sustainability?

• Use of cool painting to help lower temperatures of buildings.

• Install solar panels to generate clean energy which helps to reduce burning of fossil fuels

• Residents come together to discuss issues which can reduce conflicts

• Harvest rainwater to be used for washing corridors, which helps to reduce overall water consumption

What are some ways to ensure economic sustainability?

• Use of cool painting to help lower temperatures of buildings.

• Residents come together to discuss issues which can reduce conflicts

• Buildings are close to each other, so that people do not need to travel far. Which can help to reduce transportation costs

• Residents work in local businesses, which can result in higher income.

To ensure social sustainability. population size in urban neighbourhood is kept ____

• large

• small

Ecosystem services refer to the _____ brought about by nature to people.

• disadvantages

• benefits

Trees provide shade and lower air temperatures. This is an example of ____

• Cultural ecosystem service

• Supporting ecosystem service

• Regulating ecosystem service

• Provisioning ecosystem service

Wild bees ensure crop pollination. This is an example of ____

• Cultural ecosystem service

• Supporting ecosystem service

• Regulating ecosystem service

• Provisioning ecosystem service

Nature areas can be a site for residents to engage in recreational activities such as hiking. This is an example of _____

• Provisioning ecosystem service

• Regulating ecosystem service

• Cultural ecosystem service

• Supporting ecosystem service

Green spaces provide aesthetic appreciation which can help improve mental well-being. This is an example of _____

• Provisioning ecosystem service

• Regulating ecosystem service

• Cultural ecosystem service

• Supporting ecosystem service