Lesson 5

1. Big Picture
Urban greening
 How much of London is
green
 Why is it good to have green
cities
 What strategies can be used
to make London greener?
London's urban greening
LO: To discuss how urban change has created environmental
opportunities: Urban greening.
Urban greening
 the process of increasing
and preserving open
space such as public
parks and gardens in
urban areas.
Key Vocabulary

2.  You can describe urban greening in a HIC city.
 You use a limited range of specialist terms.
 You have a reasonable accuracy in the use of spelling, punctuation
and grammar.
 You can outline the benefits of urban greening in a HIC city.
 You use a good range of specialist terms
 You have a considerable accuracy in spelling, punctuation and grammar.
 You can discuss the benefits of urban greening in a HIC city.
 You use a wide range of specialist terms where appropriate.
 Accurate use of spelling, punctuation and grammar.
L3 - Detailed
Answer
L2 - Clear
Answer
L1 - Basic
Answer
Learning Outcomes – Success Criteria
London's urban greening
LO: To discuss how urban change has created environmental opportunities: Urban greening.

3. Environmental opportunities:
Urban greening
Add to your fact file on London using the following sub-
headings:
• Environmental opportunities: Urban greening
London's urban greening
LO: To discuss how urban change has created environmental opportunities: Urban greening.

4. Figure 1 Green space in London
London's urban greening
LO: To discuss how urban change has created environmental opportunities: Urban greening.
About 60% of London’s
area is green space,
including both open
green space and
domestic gardens.
Figure 2 The proposed Garden Bridge
in London

5. London's urban greening
LO: To discuss how urban change has created environmental opportunities: Urban greening.
Type of Land
Use
Percentage Cover
Greenspace 38
Gardens 24
Roads 12
Buildings 18
Rail 1
Paths 1
Water 3
Other 7
Use your outline map of London to draw a proportional diagram to
show London’s different land use.

6. Research the proposed garden
bridge in London, how will it
make more urban green space
in London?
London's urban greening
LO: To discuss how urban change has created environmental opportunities: Urban greening.

7. London's urban greening
LO: To discuss how urban change has created environmental opportunities: Urban greening.
1. List the reasons why London has a lot of green
areas. Include some data to support your findings
2. What benefits can you think of for having green
open spaces in a city? Make a list and include some
of your own ideas.
3. List the strategies being used to make London green
Environmental opportunities: Urban
greening
Suggested tasks

8. Using a HIC city that you have studied,
suggest how environmental changes can
improve the quality of life for the people.
[6 marks]
Practice question
London's urban greening
LO: To discuss how urban change has created environmental opportunities: Urban greening.

9. Using a HIC city that you have studied, suggest how
environmental changes can improve the quality of
life for the people.
[6 marks]
Practice
question
London's urban greening
LO: To discuss how urban change has created environmental opportunities: Urban greening.
Command word – Suggest
This means you have to give details about
the main environmental changes and how
they can improve quality of life for people
in London.This is your case study: London
Theme – this is your
lesson objective
It is important that you know
what quality of life means. It’s
very different to standard of
living (money).

10. Using a HIC city that you have studied, suggest how environmental
changes can improve the quality of life for the people.
[6 marks]
Exam style
question
• There should be some indication of what is meant by quality of life.
• The development of the integrated transport system encourages more people to
make use of public transport. This reduces traffic congestion and air pollution.
• Urban greening improves the environment by increasing the area of green spaces
for leisure, developing wildlife habitats and increasing biodiversity. Green spaces
can enhance peoples’ feelings of well-being.
• Protection of green spaces on both small and large-scales should be discussed.
• There should be specific reference to examples.
London's urban greening
LO: To discuss how urban change has created environmental opportunities: Urban greening.

11. Exam style
question
 Shows limited knowledge of environmental changes in a HIC city.
 Shows limited geographical understanding of the relationship between
environmental changes and quality of life. [1 – 2 marks]
 Shows some knowledge of environmental changes to a named HIC city.
 Shows some geographical understanding of the relationship between environmental
changes and quality of life. [3 – 4 marks]
 Shows detailed and accurate knowledge of environmental changes to a HIC city.
 Shows thorough geographical understanding of the relationship between environmental
changes and quality of life. [5 – 6 marks]
L3 - Detailed
Answer
L2 - Clear
Answer
L1 - Basic
Answer
Using a HIC city that you have studied, suggest
how environmental changes can improve the
quality of life for the people. [6 marks]
London's urban greening
LO: To discuss how urban change has created environmental opportunities: Urban greening.

12. Produced by Mr M Colclough