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EVP510S - ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING - 2ND OPP - JULY 2022 |
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nAmI BI A un IVE RSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHn OLOGY
FACULTYOF ENGINEERINGAND SPATIALSCIENCES
DEPARTMENTOF ARCHITECTUREAND SPATIALPLANNING
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOROF TOWN AND REGIONALPLANNING
QUALIFICATIONCODE: 07BTAR
LEVEL: 5
COURSE: ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
COURSECODE:EVP510S
DATE:JULY2022
PAPER:THEORY
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
SECONDOPPORTUNITY/ SUPPLEMENTARYEXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) Mr. Pieter Genis-tel. 207 2640, email. pgenis@nust.na
MODERATOR: Ms. Jane Gold -tel. 207 2894, email. jgold@nust.na
INSTRUCTIONS
1.
Answer all questions.
2.
Read all the questions carefully before answering.
3.
Marks for each question are indicated at the end of each question.
4.
Please ensure that your writing is legible, neat and presentable.
PERMISSIBLEMATERIALS
1.
Examination paper & script
2.
Pen, ruler, pencil, eraser
THIS QUESTION PAPERCONSISTSOF 4 PAGES(Including this front page)
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Environmental Planning
EVP510S
Question 1
[10]
(a)
True or False. Answer each question by writing True or False next to each respective
number (1 mark each).
[5]
1.
Environmental planning aims for a win-win situation for society and the environment.
2. Population control ensures little or no waste in natural systems.
3.
Natural resources degradation is a principle of sustainability.
4. Sustainable societies meet current & future basic needs in a just & equitable manner.
5.
Urban growth is the percentage of the population of a country living in an urban area.
(b)
Give a brief description of the environmental transformation in the case study of the
City of Chattanooga, USA by indicating the relevant measures implemented (maximum 5 marks)
related to the environmental problems (highly polluted air, toxic waste in river, out-migration of
industries & people, high unemployment & crime) to improve the environmental sustainability of
the city.
[5]
Question 2
[15]
(a)
Urbanisation is measured by the percentage of population living in urban areas. The
main reasons for urbanization is classified as "push" factors from rural areas and "pull" factors to
urban areas. Select the pull factors to urban areas.
[5]
(b)
In the recent publication by Development Workshop Namibia (Informal settlements in
Namibia: their nature and growth), it is recommended to turn rapid urbanisation and the creation
of new townships into economic opportunities. Illustrate this recommendation as discussed by
Weber and Mendelsohn, 2017.
[5]
(c)
Show five factors affecting death/mortality rates.
[5]
Question 3
[15]
(a)
Demonstrate the respective processes affected by humans in the water-cycle
ecosystem.
[5]
(b)
Outline five benefits in evaluating the trade-offs during your motivation to convince
government on the use of solar electricity.
[5]
(c)
Namibia is providing uranium to the global market for nuclear energy needs. The
government is trying to add value and produce conventional nuclear power. Argue the
disadvantages in your report to advise the Minister.
[5]
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Question 4
[15]
(a)
Define risk and summarise the key risk evaluation & reduction principles.
[5]
(b)
In advising the local chamber of commerce and industry on strategies to reduce solid
waste, examine five strategies towards this aim.
[5]
(c)
The biggest considered challenge of this century is significant climate change -
scientific consensus is that the atmosphere is warming rapidly due to human activities.
Demonstrate strategies that countries can implement to prepare for the projected harmful effects
of essentially irreversible climate change.
[5]
Question 5
[15]
a)
The public sector plays an important role towards a new vision for environmental
economic reform to affect economic transformation, especially when private markets fail to
provide goods and services sustainably. Distinguish changes Namibia can apply in government
policy & strategies to reduce poverty.
[5]
b)
Gunter Pauli's BLUEECONOMYaims to shift society from scarcity to abundance with
what is locally available and tackling issues that cause environmental and related problems in new
ways. Show five local BLUEECONOMYopportunities.
[5]
c)
Environmental literacy ideas are: natural capital matters, threats to natural capital is
increasing & ecological damages have tipping points. Point out key goals towards environmental
literacy that governments can implement.
[5]
Question 6
[15]
a)
Van Biljon (2014) identified sustainability characteristics (indicators) for the influence
spheres of economy, nature, society and space towards sustainability in urban and regional
planning. Write down the sustainability indicators for the sphere of nature.
[5]
b)
Wheeler, 2013 identified four categories of unsustainable development trends.
Rewrite in your own words the trends of mobility & transportation.
[5]
c)
The ecocity and woonerf concepts are more environmentally sustainable urban
concepts built around the scientific principles of sustainability. Explain how people in the ecocity
of Curitiba, Brazil have applied the scientific principles of sustainability to make their city more
sustainable.
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Question 7
[15]
(a)
The Minister of Environment and Tourism, the Sustainable Advisory Development
Council and the Environmental Commissioner has designated functions as provided for in sections
4 and 17 respectively of the Environmental Management Act (Act 7 of 2007). Briefly describe any
five functions of the of the Environmental Commissioner.
[SJ
(b)
Give the criteria of crimes related to environmental clearance certificates as well as
the penalty for these crimes as stipulated in the Act (Act 7 of 2007).
[SJ
(c)
ENVIRONMENTALIMPACTASSESSMENT(EIA) is the process on the mitigation of
impacts of proposed activities in reaction of development proposals and assessment of the effect
on the environment. Interpret any five key characteristics (stages) of EIA in your own words. [SJ
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