How does SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities promote healthy and active lifestyles for young people? (5 marks)
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SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
- Promotes the creation of walkways and footpaths that provides safe spaces for young people to exercise. This addresses the barriers to outdoor recreation in urban environments.
- Opens up more green spaces in high-density suburbs, increasing opportunities for leisure and recreation activities that support mental and physical health.
- Constructs designated cycling lanes on roads, offering safe and sustainable transport methods for young people while promoting regular physical activity through daily commuting.
- Reduces traffic congestion and improves air quality by encouraging alternative transport methods.
- Assists in reducing emissions and pollution by decreasing car dependency, This addresses environmental health determinants that particularly affect growing children and adolescents.
- Tackles accessibility challenges in metropolitan suburbs and rural areas where public space may be limited due to population density or geographic isolation.
- Facilitates social interaction and community connection through shared public spaces that support mental health and social development among young people.
- Creates sustainable infrastructure that supports long-term community health across multiple generations.
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*Cause-and-effect language that directly addresses the “How” (unofficial) keyword is bolded in the answer below.
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
- Promotes the creation of walkways and footpaths that provides safe spaces for young people to exercise. This addresses the barriers to outdoor recreation in urban environments.
- Opens up more green spaces in high-density suburbs, increasing opportunities for leisure and recreation activities that support mental and physical health.
- Constructs designated cycling lanes on roads, offering safe and sustainable transport methods for young people while promoting regular physical activity through daily commuting.
- Reduces traffic congestion and improves air quality by encouraging alternative transport methods.
- Assists in reducing emissions and pollution by decreasing car dependency, This addresses environmental health determinants that particularly affect growing children and adolescents.
- Tackles accessibility challenges in metropolitan suburbs and rural areas where public space may be limited due to population density or geographic isolation.
- Facilitates social interaction and community connection through shared public spaces that support mental health and social development among young people.
- Creates sustainable infrastructure that supports long-term community health across multiple generations.