Efforts to improve life for urban residents have resulted ? some highly innovative schemes, such as rooftop gardens and pop-up green spaces.
RESULTED IN
The severe weather has put a lot of pressure ? the city’s energy resources.
PRESSURE ON
The priorities of city LIVERS / DWELLERS / CITIZENS
CITY DWELLERS
Within the next 50 years, over a third of the world’s population could be living in shanty SLUMS / TOWNS / CITIES, with no sanitation or access to clean water or electricity.
SHANTY TOWNS
In some developing countries, the allure of the city has proved too strong, with rural populations declining alarmingly ? a result.
AS A RESULT
A variety of economic and social, as well as historical, factors have contributed ? the rapid growth of cities around the world.
CONTRIBUTED TO
Urban REDESIGNING / RENOVATION / RETROFITTING involves finding creative ways to use spaces that already exist in the city, such as converting parking places into INSTANT / POP-UP / FLASH green spaces where residents can sit and relax.
URBAN RETROFITTING, POP-UP GREEN SPACES
Training has taught them self-discipline and given them a new BELIEF / SENSATION / SENSE of purpose .
SENSE OF PURPOSE
These are all great ideas. However, I think we need to BARE / BEAR / BEER in mind that ...
BEAR IN MIND
A community garden would help bring people closer FOR / TO / WITH / BY nature , and it’d give them access to fresh, healthy food.
CLOSER TO NATURE
Many people are drawn to cities because of the promise of improved living...QUALITIES / FACTORS / STANDARDS
LIVING STANDARDS
GROWING / DEVELOPING / BUILDING countries.
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
I think it’s about time the council stepped DOWN / UP / TO / AWAY and provided the facilities we residents so desperately need.
STEPPED UP
Young people might not cause problems if they had something positive to channel their VIOLENCE / ENERGY / HATRED into, like football or boxing, for example.
CHANNEL THEIR ENERGY
The closure of the youth centre last year has led to an increase in vandalism and SMALL / PETTY / LITTLE / UNIMPORTANT crime .
PETTY CRIME
Due to the housing LACK / LIMITS / SHORTAGE, some politicians are calling for a ban on new housing developments in the green BELT / SPACE / ZONE
HOUSING SHORTAGE, GREEN BELT
Rather than simply denying it exists, the government should be looking for solutions ? the problem.
SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM
At the moment there are just abandoned warehouses there, but if we knocked them OVER / OFF / DOWN / OUT , we could create a nice riverside area ...
KNOCKED THEM DOWN
I feel very strongly that whatever changes are made should bring concrete benefits ? the community.
BRING (concrete) BENEFITS TO
Cars have been banned from the town centre, with the aim ? improving both air quality and safety.
AIM OF
One of the major drawbacks of living in isolated,LOW-LEVEL / LOW-NUMBER / LOW-DENSITY communities is that it makes people overly dependent on cars.
LOW-DENSITY COMMUNITIES
The availability of cheaper housing often leads people ? settle in the outskirts of cities.
LEADS (people) TO
The lack of adequate facilities and services in shanty towns has had a seriously negative impact ? residents’ quality of life.
IMPACT ON
Urban SPREAD / SPRAWL / EXPAND is a problem which affects cities around the globe.
URBAN SPRAWL