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SCI 103 Twelfth Readings Discussion Questions

Sustainable Cities

Miller - Chapter 25, p. 563

Case Study: The Ecocity Concept in Curitiba, Brazil

1. Discuss the sustainable designs and activities implemented to make Curitiba a sustainable city.

25-1 Urbanization And Urban Growth

2. Discuss the factors that cause urban growth.

3. Discuss the trends of urbanization.

4. Contrast Hawaii's degree of urbanization with the world and the United States. (Also see figs. 25-2, 25-3, and 15.4)

5. Discuss the six factors that promote urban sprawl. (Also see fig. 25.5)

6. Discuss the undesirable consequences of urban sprawl.

25-2 Urban Resource And Environmental Problems

7. Discuss the advantages of urbanization.

8. Discuss the disadvantages of urbanization.

25-3 Transportation And Urban Development

9. Discuss the relationship between land availability and the types of transportation that people use.

10. Discuss the relationship between Americans and their automobiles.

11. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of motor vehicles.

12. Discuss possible methods to reduce automobile use and alternatives to cars. (Also see figs. 25-10 to 25-14)

25-4 Urban Land-Use Planning And Control

13. Discuss the relationship between conventional land-use planning and growth.

14. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using zoning to control land use.

15. Discuss the concepts associated with smart growth. (Also see p. G16)

16. Discuss ways to create, preserve, and use urban open spaces. (Also see figs. 25-17 and 25-18)

25-5 Making Urban Areas More Livable And Sustainable

17. Discuss the ecocity concept: how we can make cities more sustainable, desirable places to live.