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36 Cards in this Set
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Biodiversity |
The variety of plant and animal species in an area.
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Bioproductive
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Naturally capable of producing food or other resources.
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Brownfield site
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Previously built-up land that could be built on again.
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Car Club
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A group of people sharing the use of a car or cars.
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Carbon Emissions
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) from burning fossil fuels.
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Carbon Neutral
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Not adding to the net amount of CO2 in the atmosphere.
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Cimate-Proof
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Unaffected by, or resistant to, any change in climate.
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Community
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The people living in a locality.
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Congestion Charging
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A system for making people pay to drive in busy urban areas.
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Connectivity
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How well people are linked to each other.
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Derelict
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Run down or ruined
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Ecological footprint
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The amount of space needed to produce the resources we use and to dispose of our waste.
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Ecological footprint per capita (EF/cap)
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The amount of space needed per person.
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Eco-Town
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A town that is deigned to be sustainable.
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Environmentally Sensitive
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Causes minimum harm to the natural environment
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Equity
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Fairness
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Global Hectares (gha)
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The size of an ecological footprint measured in hectares around the world per person.
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Governance
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The way a place is governed.
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Greenfield site
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An area of countryside that has not previously been built on.
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Legacy
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Something handed down to the next generation.
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One planet living
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A sustainable lifestyle that would only require one planet if everyone lived that way.
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Park and ride
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A scheme where drivers park on the edge of a city or town and caught a bus to the centre.
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Planning
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The mapping of proposed land uses and transport before a place is built or redeveloped.
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Post-Industrial
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The period since the 1970's when industry has declined in Britain.
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Rapid Transit System
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Buses or trams with fast, direct access to and from the city centre.
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Recycling
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Re-Using resources to cut down on waste
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Re generation
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Renewal of a declining area.
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Renewable Energy
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A source of energy that will never run out, e.g. Sun or Wind.
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Socially Inclusive
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Tolerant and welcoming, where no-one is left out.
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Sustainable
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Capable of continuing indefinitely.
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Sustainable Development
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A better quality of life that will last into the future.
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Tidal Mill
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A building on a river where tidal power is used to grind corn into flour.
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Tidal River
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A part of a river, close to the estuary, where the tide rises and falls.
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Traffic Congestion
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Build up of vehicles, particularly in cities and towns.
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Traffic flow
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The number of vehicles travelling on a road over a certain time period.
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Unsustainable
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Incapable of continuing indefinitely.
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