There are several environmental factors that can reduce the liveability of a place. These include natural hazards, conflicts, population pressures, and land degradation. Pollution and overconsumption of resources also negatively impact liveability by reducing air and water quality. Choosing a city to analyze, factors like the population size, maps showing location, and pictures depicting characteristics help to understand the context. Air and water quality issues are evaluated based on measurements of particulate matter and other chemicals. Specific sources of pollution are identified and recommendations are provided on improving environmental conditions.

1. Environmental factors that
affect liveability
Place and Liveability - Topic Two

2. Sustainable lifestyles
Living a sustainable lifestyle attempts to reduce a
individual's or society’s use of the Earth's natural
resources.

3. Ecological Footprint
The impact of a person or community on the
environment, expressed as the amount of land
required to sustain their use of natural resources.

4. Environmental factors that affect liveability
There are several factors that can reduce the quality of liveability
of an environment:
Factors Provide an example of these hazards (threats) - can be a picture
Natural hazards
Conflict
Population pressures
Land degradation

5. Textbook
Page 158

6. Sustainability and Liveability
Read through the information on page 158 of the textbook “A Sustainable Lifestyle”.
Looking at the image.
1. What are the causes of pollution in cities?
1. List some causes of pollution in rural areas?

7. Discuss how can pollution and overconsumption (using too
much of something) affect the liveability of communities?

8. Case Study Task
Choose a case study to work on that explores the Air Quality and/or
Water Quality of a place in the world.
Sydney Riyadh Algiers Harare Mexico City
Lahore Port Au Prince Xingtai Patna Delhi
Zabol Johannesburg Bogota Gwalior Los Angeles
(Air quality index)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_polluted_cities_by_particulate_matter_concentration
(Water quality)
http://all-about-water-filters.com/cities-where-water-pollution-occurs-the-most/#tab-con-2

9. Name of city
Country it is in:
How many people live in this city:
Provide a map of the city Provide a picture of the city

10. Air quality
1. How is air quality measured in general?
1. Does your city have good air quality? Why/why not?
1. What might be contributing (adding) to the good/bad air quality?

11. Water quality
1. How can we measure water quality in general?
1. Does the city have good water quality? Why/why not?
1. What might be contributing (adding) to the good/poor water
quality?

12. Pollution in your city
Insert an image of the type of pollution you think is worst in your
city and describe it.
Insert image here Description of pollution in your city.

13. Liveability in your city
1. Do you consider this to be a liveable city? Why/why not?
1. How would you recommend the city you have researched
could improve their environment so that their city is more
liveable?