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WorksheetsUrban Crises and Change
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
These are emerging features of Green Urbanism, except...
renewable energy
carbon-neutrality
centralised energy and water systems
biophilic engineering
These are two independent faces of liveability.
Environmental preservation and economic growth
Economic growth and ecological sustainability
Nature and culture
Livelihood and ecological sustainability
What is the definition of a resilient city?
A city with communities and systems that can survive and still thrive despite social and environmental challenges
A city that leverages on new technologies to achieve sustainable urbanisation
A city that is inclusive and features public spaces as urban commons
A city with communities and systems that are able to achieve economic growth during disasters
Why can the popular notion of liveability be problematic?
The popular notion of liveability overemphasises technological achievements
The numerous notions of liveability become distracting and confusing
The popular notion of liveability ignores unequal distribution of urban amenities and the environmental costs of urban convenience
The popular notion of liveability relies too much on a strong leadership model, which legitimises ordinary individuals to relinquish responsibilities
These are two problematic paradigms that hamper cities’ disaster preparedness.
Urban inclusivity and global cities
Historical layers of social and cultural systems, and cities as common spaces
Seeing disasters as natural events outside human control, and a public administration approach that imports best practices from elsewhere
Unequal access to digital platforms and societal reliance on technologies
What is a smart city?
A smart city is one that features creativity and entrepreneurship through advancement and innovative use of technologies
A smart city is one that uses big data to improve services for its people
A smart city is one that relies solely on the power of networks to be economically competitive
A smart city is one that can track all its people’s movements and personal information
These are technologies used in smart cities, except...
urban sensing
geo-tracking
real-time data analysis
land use planning
This personal gadget is a very powerful sensing tool that is often underestimated by its users.
smart tv
smart pen
smart phone
smarties
Which one is an example that shows an impact of a cyber-attack?
Ransomware attack that crippled public services in Atlanta (2018)
Power blackout in Ukraine, affecting 225,000 people in December 2015
National Health Services (NHS) ransomware in the UK (2017)
SingHealth database infiltration, affecting 1.5 million patients' data in Singapore (2018)
What is the public sphere, according to Jürgen Habermas?
A conscious effort to induce consensus in the direction of urban development
A realm of social life in which something approaching public opinion can be formed
A liberal model of democracy that is organized in the form of the social welfare state
None of the above
This term refers to powerful urban development actors who can form coalitions to drive the investment decisions that shape cities.
urban managerial regimes
urban entrepreneurial machines
urban social movements
urban growth machines
A coalition of environmental activists, heritage enthusiast, academics, journalists, concerned citizens, and others advocate for the preservation of Bukit Brown Cemetery in Singapore upon finding out future plans to take away the old graves. Such organised group action is an example of ___________ .
urban managerial regimes
urban entrepreneurial machines
urban social movements
urban growth machines
