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Unit 16. IHES Summer Institute South Eastern High School Environmental Survey, 2010. Where?. The vicinity of south Eastern High school, along the streets of: Goethe, Harding and LeMay. ArcView Geographic Information system. To show the spatial relationship between the locations surveyed
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Unit 16 IHES Summer Institute South Eastern High School Environmental Survey, 2010
Where? The vicinity of south Eastern High school, along the streets of: Goethe, Harding and LeMay
ArcView Geographic Information system. To show the spatial relationship between the locations surveyed Garmin Global Positioning System. To determine precise location of each lot surveyed. Tools:
Drop Points: These are the locations evaluated by Unit 16
Areas of interest were: • Vacant lots • Abandoned houses • Areas where items were “dumped” • Other conditions that could pose a hazard. WHAT?
Single family Multiple family Abandoned Housing
Old Tires Assorted Trash Dumped
This area is directly adjacent to South Eastern High School, and there are other schools in the neighborhood, allowing for the exposure of a substantial number of children to hazard. The community around the school is diverse in age, these too are subject to hazard. Who is a Risk?
Although many vacant lots and abandoned buildings exist in the area, there is a community of people working hard to keep their neighborhood safe and clean. Surveyors were approached several times with inquiries as to what they were doing, many individuals were genuinely interested in the survey. Character of the neighborhood