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GATE 2022 AR — Planning – Question 61

Environmental Planning and Landscape · Ecological footprint and carrying capacity · 2 marks · Multiple select

Which are components of assimilative carrying capacity of the urban environment?

  1. Air
  2. Water
  3. Economy
  4. Soil

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Correct answer: (A) Air; (B) Water; (D) Soil

Explanation

Assimilative capacity concerns environmental media’s ability to receive and process pollutant loads without unacceptable degradation. Air, water and soil are such media, A, B, D. Economic capacity is a different planning dimension rather than an assimilative environmental medium.