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Other Land Use
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Federal Regulation National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) – Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) – Environmental Mitigation Plan Endangered Species Act (1973)
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Residential Land Use
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Urbanization
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Major Spatial Patterns Concentric Circle City such as New York Sector City is the large urban area extending from San Francisco to San Jose, CA Multiple Nuclei City is Los Angeles Megalopolis is when separate cities join such as the Bowash
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Concentric Circle Model 1.Central business district (CBD) 2.Deteriorating transition zone 3.Worker’s homes 4.Middle-class suburbs 5.Commuter's zone
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Sector Model 1.High-rent residential 2.Intermediate-rent residential 3.Low-rent residential 4.Education and recreation 5.Transportation 6.Industrial 7.Core (CBD)
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Multiple-Nuclei Model 1.CBD 2.Wholesale, light manufacturing 3.Low-rent residential 4.Intermediate-rent residential 5.High-rent residential 6.Heavy manufacturing 7.Outlying business district 8.Residential Suburb 9.Industrial Suburb
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Urban Resource and Environmental Problems
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Urban Resource & Environmental Problems
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Urban Sprawl
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Causes and Effects 1) Automobiles and Highway Construction
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2) Living Costs
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3) Urban Blight
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4) Government Policies
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Smart Growth 1) Mixed Land Use 2) Range of housing choices 3) Walkable neighborhoods 4) Community and stakeholder collaboration in decisions 5) Compact building desgin 6) Distinct communities with a “sense of place”
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Smart Growth cont. 7) Preserve farmland and nature 8) Variety of transportation 9) Develop existing communities 10) Fair and cost effective development decisions
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Human Waste Generation
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Throw-away Society
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Composition of Waste
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E-waste
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Diverting material from the waste stream
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Composting
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Leachate
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Landfills
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Problems with landfills
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Incineration
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Hazardous Waste
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RCRA & Superfund
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Love Canal
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International Consequences
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Life-Cycle Analysis
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Integrated Waste Management
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