Urban development and sustainable development ok Hong Kong
1. List THREE differences between urban areas and rural areas.
1) noise pollution
2) air pollution
3) green area
2. There are SEVEN types of land uses, what are they? Give ONE examble of each of them.
Residential land --- Area given over to Fatories Kwai Chung and the Tai Po Industrial Estate.
3. What does inner city refer to?
The earlier developed urban areas.
4.List and describe THREE urban decay problems.
1) Lack community facilities
2) High building density
3) Land use conflict
5. List THREE environmental problems; describe the feature and sources of each of the problems respectively.
1) Air pollution, feature --- acid rain , exhaust gases from power plants,vehicles and factories.
2) Water pollution --- It creates great impact impact on our marine ecosystem, land reclaimtion project pollute the sea.
3) Noise pollution --- When a sound is too loud, it can be noise, transporation.
6. Suggest TWO ways to solve Hong Kong’s urban problems.
1) Building new towns.
2) Urban Renewal by the Urban Renewal Authority.