Analyse Those Factors Impacting On The Ecological Sustainability Of A Large City In The Developed World?
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Answer:
There are various factors affecting the ecological sustainability of Sydney. For Sydney to be containable and sustainable it means growing within resource limits & improving on natural & biodiversity endowments when and where we can. Careful planning of new areas & the revitalisation of existing communities is needed to increase the diversity of housing choices to achieve sustainability & affordability. Sydney's rapid growth and huge demand for natural resources has put pressure on the natural environment. The impacts on the ecological sustainability of Sydney can be seen through the urban sprawl, road congestion, air pollution, water, energy use, waste disposal and the rapidly decreasing area of bushland. The ecological sustainability of Sydney depends on effectively reducing resource inputs and waste outputs while maintaining the liveability of urban areas.
Sydney is the most populous city in Aust & the capital of NSW located in south-eastern Aust on a lowland basin on the Pacific Ocean. To the city's north is the Parramatta River, an estuary of the Pacific Ocean that cuts through the city's northern boundary. To the city's south is the mouth of the Georges River which flows from Prospect Reservoir 20 miles to the city's east into Botany Bay. Sydney covers 4074 square kilometres at an elevation of 62 feet above sea level. Sydney approximately 60 miles east of the Blue Mountains.
The Sydney Morning Herald's 30/5/05 "Campaign For Sydney" showed Sydney is growing at a rapid and undesirable rate. For example one million more people are tipped to come into Sydney in the next 20yrs. 100 new residents enter Sydney per day which is expected to continue for 25years and 70% of new arrivals will be accommodated in existing suburbs. Baulkham Hills Shire has a pop growing at a rate triple the Sydney average. For example between...
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