Question 16: a. Urban green spaces support valuable functions and provide many ecosystem services, offsetting the negative environmental eff...

Question 16:

a. Urban green spaces support valuable functions and provide many ecosystem services, offsetting the negative environmental effects of urbanization while providing benefits to human well-being.

b. Globally, urban areas are expanding and undergoing rapid development, with 65% of the world’s population expected to be urban by the year 2025.

c. This situation reduces the quality of life of urban dwellers and necessitates a stronger structure of urban policy from the government.

d. However, rapid urban expansion profoundly transforms green space structure and causes degradation in connectivity, biodiversity, and ecosystem function.

e. In Southeast Asia, the rapid expansion of three countries was considered, namely, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines, resulting in a significant decline of green spaces.

A. b - e - a - d – c B. b - d - a - e – c C. a - e - c - b – d D. e - a - d - b – c