ENVIRSC 2EI3 Quiz: podcast notes - urban environmental management.docx

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Environmental Science
• Course: ENVIRSC 2EI3
• Professor: Luc Bernier

Document Summary

Urban form; type and distribution of infrastructure in cities and is a key factor influencing environmental quality; transportation and confederation impacts energy use, building designs affects energy efficiency, and energy use contributes to ghg emissions; Urban sprawl; contributes to loss, disruption or degradation of adjacent agricultural land; environmentally sensitive areas, natural habitats and water and air quality; low pop densities and significant travel costs; compact urban form is most desirable. As of 2001, 80 percent of canadians lived in urban centres. The average home is farther away from city centre; sprawl causes high servicing and infrastructure costs, and leads to less effective public transit; displaces large tracts of habits and agricultural land. Negative consequences of low density urban development at core of automobile dependent cities and environmental impacts of cities; factors such as distance travel, vehicle loading and vehicle mode affect energy used for transportation cities.