CCEA A-level Geography · A2 2 Option B · Planning for Sustainable Settlements
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A2 Option: Planning for Sustainable Settlements
This mini-lesson covers A2 2 Option B - Planning for Sustainable Settlements: the meaning of sustainability and urban ecological and carbon footprints, urban planning and design for sustainability, and sustainable traffic and transport.
This is one of four A2 2 options; you study two. Answer each question to unlock the next screen. Press Start.
Sustainable development
Sustainability and footprints
Sustainability means meeting present needs without compromising future generations, balancing social and environmental considerations.
An ecological footprint measures the land and resources a population needs; a carbon footprint measures its greenhouse gas emissions.
Sustainability links to waste management, energy consumption and water supply.
CCEA uses a city case study (for example Belfast or Birmingham), treated qualitatively.
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Ecological footprint
?A city with a very large ecological footprint is one that:
Calculate
Calculate — recycling rate
1A city produces 150 000 tonnes of waste a year and recycles 45 000 tonnes. Calculate the recycling rate as a percentage.
%
Hint: (45 000 ÷ 150 000) × 100.
Urban planning and design
Designing sustainable cities
Urban design, planning and management support sustainability through:
Eco-towns or cities - low-carbon, resource-efficient settlements.
Defensible space and housing design that reduces crime.
Greenfield vs brownfield development - reusing previously developed land is more sustainable.
The environmental and social consequences of retail parks and their competition with town centres.
Leisure and sports facilities, open space and urban parks.
CCEA uses a city case study (for example Belfast or Stockholm), treated qualitatively.
Sort it
Sort by sustainability
Tap an option, then tap the group it fits.
🚲 Sustainable
🚗 Less sustainable
🗺️ Planning tool
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Brownfield advantage
?Why is developing brownfield land often more sustainable than greenfield land?
Traffic and transport
Sustainable movement
Transport by sea, air and land has very different sustainability impacts (emissions per passenger-km, congestion, land take).
Urban traffic management strategies to improve sustainability include public transport, integrated transport networks, restrictions on car usage (congestion charging), managed car parking, and pedestrian and cycling policies. CCEA uses a city case study (for example Belfast or Cambridge), evaluated qualitatively.
Match it
Match the planning term
Tap an item on the left, then its matching partner on the right.
Term
Meaning
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Congestion charging
?A congestion charge for driving into a city centre is designed to:
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Integrated transport
?An integrated transport network improves sustainability mainly because it:
Recap
The big ideas to know
Sustainability: social + environmental; ecological and carbon footprints; waste, energy, water
Design: eco-towns, defensible space, brownfield over greenfield, retail parks, open space
Transport: compare sea/air/land; public transport, integration, car restrictions, cycling and walking
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