IB ESS SL 8.2.10 Ecological Urban Planning Questions
Practise IB ESS SL 8.2.10 by applying ecological urban planning concepts to environmental systems questions.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2026
- Course
- ESS SL
- Level
- SL
Exam points
- explain how urban vegetation absorbs pollutants and carbon dioxide, supports biodiversity, filters runoff, reduces flooding and erosion, cools cities and reduces noise
- explain how urban agriculture and green infrastructure affect food supply, water use, land availability, carrying capacity and ecosystem services
- evaluate ecological urban planning by weighing environmental benefits, maintenance, land competition, resource use and social outcomes
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IB ESS SL 8.2.10 Ecological Urban Planning Questions question 1
Green roof examples in Beijing
Urban trees and green space in Beijing
Urban park/green space in Beijing
Green belt/urban forest in Beijing
Figure In 2018, the Beijing Clean Air Action Plan included limiting car ownership with quotas of 100000 new car purchases per year.
Coal consumption was reduced from 30 million tonnes in 2005 to 4 million tonnes.
The plan created forested areas and green spaces including 5 urban forests, 21 green spaces, 10 leisure parks and 100 km of greenways.
Beijing has the potential to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Outline two environmental advantages of 'greening the city' as illustrated in Figure.
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