Drivers of Change - URBANISATION

 

Is your city too big - growth

urbanisation

urban population

density infrastructure

growth

infrastructure

industrialisation

development

increase

decrease

 

Is the roof over your head robust? - housing

slum

housing

tenure

benefit

durable housing

integrated

 

is the city living good for you? - health

tuberculosis

healthcare facilities

mortality

migrant

poverty

 

are urban opportunities a myth? - aspirations

living standards

opportunity

stagnant

land distribution

urban dwellers

adequate jobs

civil unrest

 

do you know your neighbours? - community

innovative

stimulate

culture

sustainable development

social interactions

fragmentation

social segregation

motivation

gated community

 

how will you move around? - transport

technology

urban sprawl

low-density

suburbs

air quality

 

how is your city powered? - energy

renewable energy

energy demand

energy consumption

awareness

fossil fuels

efficiency

low-energy

utilisation

 

how vulnerable are you? - techno reliance

dependence

natural resource

technical infrastructure

skyscrapers

urban transport systems

 

will your home be smart? intelligent buildings

responsive

interconnected hubs

energy source change

passive solar heating

utilise resources

water conservation

 

how do you keep in touch? - connectivity

access

wireless technology

connect

commercially viable services

face-to-face contact

 

can cities provide enough jobs? - employment

employment opportunity

informal sector

squatter sectors

informal settlements

innovation

eoconomic resourcefulness

 

who controls your job? - global economy

globalisation

service industry

governance

hub

influx

outsourcing

insurmountable language

cultural differences

geopolitical instability

 

are there two cities within each city? poverty

prosperity

urban poverty

inadequate housing

 

where should your food be grown? -agriculture

surplus

unsustainable supplies

sourcing food

urban agriculture

processing

distributing

food security

 

how long do you wait? - congestion

ubiquitous

mobility revolution

integrated land use

transport access

how many worlds will an urban future need? - urban footprint

demand

biopshere

absorb waste

biocapacity

damaged

global urban consumption

waste disposal

scarcity

chronic shortage

 

is your city in the right place? - natural disasters

tropical cyclone

drought

vulnerable

reclaimed land

disaster

mitigation strategies

resilience

vulnerabilities

 

how green is your city? - eco-cities

adverse impact

sustainable

restoration

pollution

depletion

social resillience

industrial ecology

 

will your city drown? - flooding

infrastructure

climate refugees

drastic action

emission

greenhouse gases

vulnerable

energy consumption

 

how will you keep cool? - heat islands

weather patterns

microclimate

urban heat island

artificial space heating

mitigation

 

who will be left? - rural areas

mechanisation

amalgamation

soil erosion

wealth gap

 

who are cities planned for? - planning policies

opportunities

low-cost affordable housing

vulnerable

pro-poor reforms

governance structure

awareness

 

who should pay? - infrastructure

water

public sector monopolies

adequate

strategic

pro-poor

institutional strengthening

improvements

management

sanitation

drainage

 

where will all the refugees go? - displaced communities

conflicts

crises

exodus of rural communities

poorly-serviced settlements

internally displaced persons

persecution

asylum

escape

extreme

illegal occupation

 

who do you want to govern you? - mayors

leadership

elect

transform

in-migration

violent

well-managed

efficient

visionary