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Population. iEARN Learning Circle Places and Perspectives Spring 2013 University Prep 6 th Grade Seattle, WA, US. Major Themes. Population has increased significantly in the last 50 years in all but one of our Learning Circle regions

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  1. Population iEARN Learning Circle Places and Perspectives Spring 2013 University Prep 6th Grade Seattle, WA, US

  2. Major Themes • Population has increased significantly in the last 50 years in all but one of our Learning Circle regions • Increasing total population has significant impacts on the environment • Increasing population density has significant impacts on quality of life

  3. Population Growth Seattle 1960 City: 557,087 Region: 935,014 Grodno 1960 98,000 StaryeDorogi 1960 1,000 Seattle 2010 City: 620,778 Region: 3,439,809 Grodno 2010 325,800 StaryeDorogi 2010 11,100

  4. Population Growth Ventura 1960 57,964 Pop density: 31 per sq. mile Lida 1970 64,000 Moscow 1970 7.061.008 Ventura 2010 107,514 Pop density: 105 per sq. mile Lida 2010 98,744 Moscow 1989 11.977.988 Pop density: 4.770 per sq km

  5. Population Growth – or not! Campbellton 2006 7,385 Campbellton 2011 7,384

  6. Environment:Impacts of Population Growth • Moscow: Air pollution: due to motor transport - more cars for more people - Plan for reduction of emissions from cars - Will take a long time for plan to make a difference Water use and pollution: - over 100 small rivers have disappeared in the city - Snow dumping in Moskva River has been stopped - Treatment now of wastewater runoff Waste Products: recycling - New recycling factories

  7. Environment:Impacts of Population Growth • StaryeDorogi: air and water pollution have increased, but beautiful forests nearby • Campbellton: the exception! - clean air and water - with decline in population, less garbage and sewage

  8. Environment: Impacts of Population Growth • Ventura: Land Use Issues • Agriculture • Housing • Increased population density Air Quality • Has decreased, but geographic location makes a positive difference – sea breezes bring clean air Water Quality • Oil runoff • Pollutants • Toxins • Drought

  9. Environment: Impacts of Population Growth • Lida • Air pollution the major problem • Industrial waste • Chemical discharge into waterways • Sewage treatment • Terrible traffic • Waste recycling needs improvement • Noise level is bad for human health • Forests are disappearing • Lessons not learned from Chernobyl • Grodno • Population has tripled in 50 years! • Air and water quality have deteriorated • More factories and more cars create more pollution

  10. Environment:Impacts of Population Growth • Seattle • City boundaries limit the population growth within the city itself • But this is misleading as the region’s population has quadrupled in 50 years! • Highways were designed 50 years ago and cannot accommodate all the cars • Traffic is frustrating for people and bad for the economy • Huge sprawling suburbs – much less farmland

  11. Quality of Life:Impacts of Population Growth • Rivers cannot be used for recreation in Moscow • Forests are being cleared in Belarus • Less natural and recreational space in Ventura; with more people, more trash and more land is used for landfills • Air and water quality issues in Moscow • Population density hurting quality of life in Seattle – loud, crowded, lots of traffic

  12. Hopeful Signs • Cleanup of Lake Washington in Seattle – once was highly polluted, now you can swim in it • River Neman in Lida, BLR, is clean and clear • Green Zones in Belarus • Recycling in Seattle is very well-developed and effective; recycled materials are picked up at the same time as garbage

  13. More Hopeful Signs • Government in Grodno focuses on improving ecology of region • Community effort to save and reclaim water in Ventura • Quality of life in Campbellton is very attractive • Forests are preserved in StaryeDorogi – helped by clean air and water • Effective recycling program in Ventura • Monorail electric trains in Moscow will reduce pollution

  14. Hopeful Conclusion • In many areas, population growth rates are declining. • It is clear that we all care about our communities a great deal. • We are all willing to work hard and sacrifice to make them better. • We observe that the smaller communities in our Learning Circle – StaryeDorogi and Campbellton – are more successful in preserving quality of life. • It may be more difficult in areas with larger populations, but we can learn from the examples of smaller communities.

  15. Thank You!!! • We are inspired by the collaboration in our Learning Circle this spring and are grateful for your thoughtful work and contributions. • We wish you the very best and hope our paths will cross again. • We hope you will join us in making a pledge to do the little things that make our communities better, our water cleaner, and our landscapes more attractive. • Each action adds up to make it a better world. From the 6th Graders of University Prep Seattle, WA, US

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