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nAmlBIA unlVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTYOF ENGINEERINGAND THE BUILTENVIRONMENT
DEPARTMENTOF ARCHITECTUREP, LANNING AND CONSTRUCTION
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF TOWN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
QUALIFICATIONCODE: 07BTAR
COURSECODE:EVP510S
LEVEL: 5
COURSENAME: ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
DATE:JULY 2025
PAPER:THEORY
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
SECONDOPPORTUNITY/ SUPPLEMENTARYEXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) Mr. P Genis
MODERATOR: Ms. G B van Rooi
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Answer ALLthe questions.
2. Read all the questions carefully before answering.
3. Number the answers clearly and legibly.
THIS QUESTIONPAPERCONSISTSOF 4 PAGES(Including this front page)
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Question 1
a) Sustainability is the capacity of the earth's natural and human cultural systems & economies to
survive, flourish and adapt to changing environmental conditions indefinitely. Indicate the
sustainabilitv emphasis for each respective current emphasis indicated in the table below· (7)
Current emphasis
Sustainability emphasis
Waste disposal
Protecting species
Environmental degradation
Pollution clean-up
Increasing resource use
Population growth
Depleting natural capital
b) Pollution is anything in the environment that is harmful to the health, survival or activities of
humans or other organisms. Elaborate on pollutant~-
(4)
c) Answer each question below by writing True or False next to each respective number. (4)
i) Chattanooga city used social capital to address unemployment.
ii) Ecological footprint is the amount of resource supply needed in a country or area.
iii) Economic growth has the goal to improve living standards.
iv) An example of open access resource rights is communal land in trust.
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Question 2
a) Which of the diagrams below represents the population of Namibia (only write the number)?
Give the main characteristics of this population pyramid as well as the description of the age
and gender categories.
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I
II
MJle II Fem.:,le
II
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1
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Male ••
fem,lle
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2
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II
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female r-.1a1-e-
Feowie
=----=- ==
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4
(5)
b) Urbanisation is measured by the percentage of its population living in urban areas. Indicate the
urbanisation 2.!:!f1a1ctors.
(3)
c) How and where we live determine the annual carbon footprint per household. Write down the
ratio of the annual carbon footprint between suburban and carless urban households. (2)
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Question 3
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a) Define systems and biodiversty in your own words to clarify your understanding of these
concepts.
(6)
b) The newly elected President of Namibia has recently announced to investigate nuclear power
as a sustainable source of energy. Illustrate the benefits of the conventional nuclear energy
cycle.
(6)
c) Answer each question below by writing True or Falsenext to each respective number.
(3)
i) Energy efficiency is how much work we can get from each unit of energy used.
ii) A disadvantage of solar energy is low efficiency.
iii) The expert conclusions in considering energy paths include shift away from micropower.
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Question 4
a) A major health hazard is the concentration of highly toxic methylmercury in the chemical
pathways found in food chains and aquatic systems. Briefly describe how we can control
mercury pollution.
(4)
b) Identify the reasons why children are more susceptible to toxins.
(3)
c) Prevention approaches to waste reduction include reusing, recycling or composting
of waste. Elaborate on the recycling of plastics as discussed in the case study.
(3)
d) How can we prevent ground water pollution?
(3)
e) Climate change is often described as the biggest challenge of this century. What do you think
are solutions to slow climate change?
(2)
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Question 5
a) Identify strategies to implement environmental economic principles.
(3)
b) Gunter Pauli's Blue Economy aims to shift society from scarcity to abundance with what is locally
available and tackling issues that cause environmental and related problems in new ways.
Explain why a blue economy type can do better than a green economy by completing the table
below:
(4)
GREENECONOMY
BLUEECONOMY
EXPENSIVE
SUBSIDISED
TAX-BASED
LOW VALUE
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c) Politics is concerned with the process of actions and policies of government and is critical to
environmental sustainability. List the factors limiting the effectiveness of environmental law.
(4)
d) Explain how government can improve environmental security.
(4)
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Question 6
a) Wheeler, in his book: Planningfor Sustainability,identified unsustainable development
trends. Discussthese issues under the category of economic growth and poverty reduction.
(5)
b) Urban sprawl is characterised by low-density growth on urban edges, eliminating surrounding
agricultural/wild lands and loosely connected land uses. Identify the undesirable impacts of
urban sprawl in respect of water.
(4)
c) Sustainable urban development approaches include New Urbanismand Smart Growth.
Recommend the principles of New Urbanism.
(6)
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Question 7
a) A key function of the Minister under the Environmental Management Act, 2007 (EMA), is to
make policies for the use, protection and management of the environment. Summarise the
functions of the Environmental Commissioner, appointed by the Minister under the EMA. (5)
b) Indicate the generic process steps for strategic environmental assessment.
(5)
c) Briefly explain the sustainability indicators of society by Van Biljon, 2014.
(5)
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