Lesson objectives: To examine the other symptoms of urban stress
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Lesson objectives: To examine the other symptoms of urban stress
Developed / DevelopingCompare and contrast the environmental
problems
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P305 – problems of MEDC / LEDC cities
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Impacts of the urban heat island
• UHI: an urban area that is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural areas due to human activities.
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Impacts of UHI Cause Impact Explanation
Higher levels of ozone and particulate matter
So: Therefore
Therefore increased human discomfort Disease such as vector and water bourne diseases
Loss of energy by air conditioning Heat stress and illness
Degradation of tarmac and other materials
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So what?
• Write a paragraph to explain why UHIs are of concern:
• Consider• 1) increasing rates of urbanisation • 2) increasing affluence • 3) global warming • 4) positive feedback
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Where am I?
• I am an urban area • I have a population density of 130,000 per km2
• According to the Guinness World Records I am the busiest district in the world
• I am located at 22.3225° N, 114.1706° E
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What other factors of urban stress?
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Urban stress in Mong Kok
• What evidence can support our understanding of this?
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Factors of urban stress – Mong Kok
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Urban stress in Mong Kok
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Use the videos to create an annotated map of Mong Kok
You need to include the following factors: • congestion, • overcrowding and noise, • depletion of green space, • waste overburden, • poor quality housing, • social deprivation, • crime and inequality.