Urban Problems, Planning and Regeneration

Worked examples (8)

• 1State causes of urban traffic congestion (2 marks)
• 2Explain congestion charging (3 marks)
• 3Describe Bus Rapid Transit (3 marks)
• 4Explain the consequences of congestion (4 marks)
• 5Explain how a congestion charge reduces traffic (5 marks)
• 6Evaluate the effectiveness of BRT (5 marks)
• 7Evaluate car number-plate restrictions (6 marks)
• 8Assess strategies to manage urban transport (8 marks)

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Worked examples (8)

• 1Define an informal (squatter) settlement (2 marks)
• 2Describe the characteristics of a slum (3 marks)
• 3State service-provision problems in fast-growing cities (3 marks)
• 4Explain how poor sanitation causes waterborne disease (4 marks)
• 5Explain the sources and health effects of urban air pollution (5 marks)
• 6Analyse social segregation from a resource (6 marks)
• 7Explain fully why housing shortages occur in fast-growing cities (8 marks)
• 8Assess how far urban environmental problems can be reduced (8 marks)

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Worked examples (8)

• 1Define a green belt (2 marks)
• 2Distinguish brownfield and greenfield sites (3 marks)
• 3Features of a sustainable city (3 marks)
• 4Explain why rapidly growing cities need planning (4 marks)
• 5Evaluate green belts as a planning tool (5 marks)
• 6Compare brownfield and greenfield development (6 marks)
• 7Explain how an eco-city reduces its environmental impact (6 marks)
• 8Evaluate slum-upgrading versus site-and-service schemes (6 marks)

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Worked examples (8)

• 1Define urban regeneration (2 marks)
• 2Causes of urban decline (3 marks)
• 3Classify approaches to regeneration (3 marks)
• 4Explain property-led regeneration (4 marks)
• 5Explain culture-led / event-led regeneration (4 marks)
• 6Explain gentrification (5 marks)
• 7Evaluate the success of a regeneration scheme (6 marks)
• 8Analyse conflict between players in regeneration (8 marks)

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• ✓Model answer — Edexcel IAL Geography Unit 2 style
• ✓Model answer — Edexcel IAL Geography Unit 2 style
• ✓Model answer — Edexcel IAL Geography Unit 2 style
• ✓Model answer — Edexcel IAL Geography Unit 2 style
• ✓Model answer — Edexcel IAL Geography Unit 2 style
• ✓Model answer — Edexcel IAL Geography Unit 2 style