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Other Land Use

Other Land Use. Federal Regulation. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Environmental Mitigation Plan Endangered Species Act (1973). Residential Land Use. Urbanization. Major Spatial Patterns. Concentric Circle City such as New York

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Other Land Use

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  1. Other Land Use

  2. Federal Regulation • National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) • Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) • Environmental Mitigation Plan • Endangered Species Act (1973)

  3. Residential Land Use

  4. Urbanization

  5. 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

  6. Concentric Circle Model • Central business district (CBD) • Deteriorating transition zone • Worker’s homes • Middle-class suburbs • Commuter's zone

  7. Sector Model • High-rent residential • Intermediate-rent residential • Low-rent residential • Education and recreation • Transportation • Industrial • Core (CBD)

  8. Multiple-Nuclei Model • CBD • Wholesale, light manufacturing • Low-rent residential • Intermediate-rent residential • High-rent residential • Heavy manufacturing • Outlying business district • Residential Suburb • Industrial Suburb

  9. Urban Resource and Environmental Problems

  10. Urban Resource & Environmental Problems

  11. Urban Sprawl

  12. Causes and Effects 1) Automobiles and Highway Construction

  13. 2) Living Costs

  14. 3) Urban Blight

  15. 4) Government Policies

  16. 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”

  17. Smart Growth cont. 7) Preserve farmland and nature 8) Variety of transportation 9) Develop existing communities 10) Fair and cost effective development decisions

  18. Human Waste Generation

  19. Throw-away Society

  20. Composition of Waste

  21. E-waste

  22. Diverting material from the waste stream

  23. Composting

  24. Leachate

  25. Landfills

  26. Problems with landfills

  27. Incineration

  28. Hazardous Waste

  29. RCRA & Superfund

  30. Love Canal

  31. International Consequences

  32. Life-Cycle Analysis

  33. Integrated Waste Management

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