BETTER CITIES BETTER LIVES 2

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unplanned settlements

makeshift accommodation

zero-energy building

Buildings that combine energy efficiency and renewable energy generation to consume only as much energy as can be produced onsite through renewable resources over a specified time period.

housing shortages

One of the problems on the home front that resulted from large numbers of people moving to cities with war industries.

a squatter community

Similar to shanty towns where people with no legal right to the area live

shantytowns

Unplanned slum development on the margins of cities, dominated by crude dwellings and shelters made mostly of scrap wood, iron, and even pieces of cardboard.

a city dweller

a person who lives in a city

housing developments

a residential area in which the houses have all been planned and built at the same time

a green belt

an area of open land around a city, on which building is restricted.

divert waste

cause (someone or something) to change course or turn from one direction to another

pop-up green spaces

converted metered parking spots into green areas

take it to the extreme

do something in an excessive way that people consider to be unacceptable, unreasonable, or foolish

overflowing boundaries

going beyond the capacity of a city

rainwater harvesting

involves running pipes from rooftops and digging channels to catch rainwater

depend on the car

need a car to commute to work

insufficient sanitation

not enough; inadequate cleanliness

economy-driven

stimulated by economy

urban retrofitting

the development or upgrading of older technology in cities

result in

the outcome of an experiment or problem

on the outskirts

the outer parts of a town or city

urban sprawl

the uncontrolled expansion of urban areas.

start from scratch

to start from nothing

composting toilets

to use microbes and heat to turn human waste into fertilizer.

lower density community

with fewer people living in the area


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