A local charity mapped food access in a deprived district of Bristol. Fig. 1 shows a major road separating high-rise flats from a supermarket. The bridge is...
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A local charity mapped food access in a deprived district of Bristol. Fig. 1 shows a major road separating high-rise flats from a supermarket. The bridge is the only safe crossing for pedestrians, but it is 600 metres from the flats. The map was used to discuss how urban planning can affect access to essential services.
(a) State the barrier to direct pedestrian access shown in Fig. 1. [1]
(b) State two problems this barrier may cause for residents without a car. [2]
A planning team has drawn Fig. 1 for a rapidly growing settlement on the edge of Nairobi. The diagram shows a village road before and after a new estate was built. Residents used the figure during a public meeting about urban sprawl. The new estate provides homes, but it also changes the character and accessibility of the surrounding rural area.
(a) State the process shown by the building of the new estate beyond the village. [1]
(b) State two impacts that extra cars from this estate could have on the former village road. [2]
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Food access
(a) The barrier to direct pedestrian access is the major road. [1]
(b) Residents without cars may face a longer journey to buy food because the safe bridge is 600 m from the flats. Elderly or disabled people may find this difficult, and people may risk dangerous direct crossings or have to rely on costly taxis or buses. Poorer access to healthy food is also valid. Any two points gain credit. [2]
Urban sprawl
(a) Building a new estate beyond the village is urban sprawl or suburbanisation. [1]
(b) Extra cars can increase congestion and journey times on the former village road. They may also increase noise, worsen air quality and raise accident risk. Any two valid impacts gain credit. [2]
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