1. Sustainable Urban Management and Recreation and Open Space Management

2. Cities are the most sustainable way to manage human habitats
Lower per capita footprint
Takes up less space
Requires less transportation
Fewer cars
No lawns
Smaller homes/less consumption
Uses less energy for heating

3. Problems with Cities Disease transmission Air and Water Pollution
Urban heat island effect

4. Fastest Growing Cities
Asia & Africa

5. Other Benefits of Cities
Reduces Birth Rate
Empowers Women
Better access to health care

6. Urban Sprawl Describe what is meant by urban sprawl
People moving out of a city into suburbs

7. Describe one benefit of urban sprawl
Less human density, yards with plants and gardens

8. Describe three problems caused by urban sprawl
Traffic congestion, air pollution, obesity, polluted storm water runoff

9. Describe one ecological problem caused by sprawl
Habitat destruction, oil and trash pollution from runoff

10. Describe three ways to mitigate urban sprawl (methods of Smart Growth)
High rise buildings, homes close to factories, local mass transit

11. Smart growth development in South Pasadena
Bike lanes on Marengo, Bump out curbs. High density developments, Shopping, schools, recreation, business, post office in walking distance, Bike racks, Metro station

12. Smart growth
Smart growth = urban growth boundaries and other land use policies to control growth
Proponents promote:
Healthy neighborhoods and communities
Jobs and economic development
Transportation options
Environmental quality
Building “up, not out”
Focusing development in existing areas
Favoring multistory shop-houses and high-rises 12

13. Principles of smart growth
Mixed land uses
Compact building design
Range of housing opportunities and choices
Walkable neighborhoods
Distinctive, attractive neighborhoods
Preserve open space
Develop existing communities
A variety of transportation choices
Predictable development decisions
Community collaboration in development decisions

14. LEED Certified Buildings

15. Describe one way to make a building LEED certified.
Low flush toilets,
xeriscaping,
drip irrigation,
skylights,
south facing windows,
Solar panels,
bio swale,
Recycled materials,
Low VOC Paint and varnish

16. List 3 advantages of paying the extra costs for a LEED certified building
Lower electricity bills
Lower heating bills
Lower water bills
Lower health costs
More productive workers

17. Describe one design you have noticed at SPHS that make it more LEED certified.
Skylights in the library
low flow toilets
Waterless Urinals

18. Disadvantages of LEED Certification
Short term expenses

19. Air Pollution in US Cities

20. Describe two problems caused by air pollution in cities.
Lung diseases
reduced visibility
Acid rain

21. Describe two ways to mitigate those problems.
Mass transit
Hybrid and electric cars
Building homes close to work
Solar Panels
Wind Power

22. Urban Heat Islands

23. DESCRIBE 3 problems that come from the heat island effect
More Ozone, more air conditioning (more use of energy), discomfort

24. DESCRIBE 3 ways to mitigate the heat island effect
Plant trees, reflective roofs, reduce pavement (dirt paths)

25. Urban Storm water (pavement and parking lots are problems?)

26. Describe 3 problems created by storm water
Habitat destruction from pollution in oceans and streams, health issues from bacteria in oceans and streams, eutrophication

27. Describe 3 ways to mitigate storm water problems.
Bioswales, wetlands,
permeable surfaces,
plastic bag fees/bans

28. Recreational Impacts

29. Describe 3 ecological harms caused by recreation
Habitat destruction,
Fires
Air pollution
Water pollution

30. Describe 3 ways to mitigate the problems caused by recreation.
Leave no trace practices, wildlife preserves, provide areas for ORVs or Shooting ranges

31. Managing Open Spaces

32. Describe 3 Benefits provided by open spaces
Preserve Habitat, Solitude, Recreation, Enables Wild Populations to recover.

33. Describe 3 problems created by open space parks and nature preserves.
Restrictions on hunting,
restricts development of homes and businesses,
Loss of tax revenue
damage by wild species,
costs for maintenance.

34. Describe 3 ways to mitigate those problems.
Reimburse for losses incurred by wild species
Allow times of year for hunting
Infill homes to stop the expansion of cities.
Charge fees for visits

35. Wilderness Act F
Protects areas from development, including roads.
Antiquities Act D
The law used to establish National Parks
US Forest Service B
Manages public forests
Bureau of Land Management A
Manages public lands for public use like preservation, hunting, recreation, mining, forestry and livestock grazing.
National Park Service C
Manages and preserves public lands set aside for preservation but allows certain developments and roads to improve public access.
Monumentalism E
The effort to preserve land because it is unique and spectacular.