Urban Systems & Urban Planning (DP IB Environmental Systems & Societies (ESS): HL): Exam Questions

Explain how urban areas can be understood as ecosystems.

Outline three reasons why urbanisation is increasing globally.

Outline three environmental consequences of urban sprawl.

State three goals of sustainable urban planning.

Describe how ecological urban planning differs from traditional urban planning.

Explain why urban compactness is a key principle of ecological urban planning.

Outline what is meant by vernacular architecture.

Compare and contrast the principles of ecological urban planning and conventional urban planning.

Explain why social mix is an important principle in ecological urban planning.

Explain one advantage and one disadvantage of applying doughnut economics to urban systems.

Explain how urban expansion can impact the environment.

Discuss the extent to which ecological urban planning can contribute to the sustainability of cities.

Explain the challenges cities face when implementing ecological urban planning.