Course review
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• Biotic components: plants, animals, life forms • Abiotic components: soil, water, air, climate, topography
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• Built-up area with high population density • Buildings and infrastructure • Cities, towns, suburbs
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• Buildings, microclimate, transport, goods/services • Power/energy, water/sewage, humans, plants, animals
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• Population shift from rural to urban areas • Land becomes more built-up and industrialized
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• Greater proportion now live in urban systems • Push-pull factors, forced vs. voluntary
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• Movement from dense central to lower-density peripheral areas • Urban sprawl
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• Loss of agricultural land, forests, ecosystems • Water quality changes, river flow changes, air pollution
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• Decide best land and building use • Meet stakeholder needs: physical, domestic, environmental, commercial
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• Quality housing, public transport, green spaces • Renewable resources, waste recycling, energy efficiency
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• Treats urban system as ecosystem • Urban ecology: green spaces, wildlife habitats • Urban farming: beekeeping, horticulture, city farms • Biophilic design: green walls/roofs, water features, natural light • Resilience planning: vertical farming, flood-adaptive building • Regenerative architecture: air-scrubbing building skins, energy export
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• Urban compactness, mixed land use, social mix • Reduced sprawl, less car dependency, better transport • Increased accessibility and social equality
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• Circular economy, doughnut economics • Promote sustainability within urban system
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• Minimizes harmful construction effects • Environmentally friendly materials and practices • Combines indigenous knowledge, bio-based materials, circular construction
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