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How long does carbon dioxide stay up in the air according to the film Carbon Nation?
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150 years
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Who/what are the key players from the film Carbon Nation?
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Clean Energy, leadership, energy efficiency, land use
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US has about __% of the world's people but we create almost ______ of the world's CO2. (Carbon Nation)
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US has about 5% of the world's people but we create almost a quarter of the world's CO2
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From Carbon Nation what are examples of clean energy discussed?
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wind, transportation- biofuel, solar (Green Jobs Not Jails), geothermal (Chena hot springs Alaska)
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From Carbon Nation what is an examples of leadership?
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Department of Defense (spray foam insulation)
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From Carbon Nation what is an example of energy efficiency?
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Buildings (40% of GHG emmissions)
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From Carbon Nation what are some examples provided of how to improve our land use decisions?
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Land use-take back forests, farms, and pastures
-ecotourism -eat meat only once a week -chose certified organic |
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What are Down's 5 stages of the Issue Attention Cycle?
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1) Pre-problem stage
2) Alarmed discovery and euphoric enthusiasm 3) Realizing the cost of significant progress 4) Gradual decline of intense public interest 5) the post-problem stage |
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What is the Pre-problem stage of Down's Issue Attention Cycle?
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Highly undesirable social conditions eist which some experts or interest groups recognize, but has not yet captures much public attention.
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What is the Alarmed discovery and euphoric enthusiasm stage of Down's Issue Attention Cycle?
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Public awareness of an issue from a dramatic series of events or other reasons. This is followed by a euphoric enthusiasm about society's ability to "solve the problem"
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What is the Realizing the cost of significant progress stage of Down's Issue Attention Cycle?
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A gradually spreading realization for the costs of "solving" the problem being very high. Cost a great deal of money and requires major sacrifices of large groups
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What is the Gradual decline of intense public interest stage of Down's Issue Attention Cycle?
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As more people realize the difficulty of progress, people either get discouraged, supress their thoughts from feeling threatened by the issue, and boredom.
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What is the Post-problem stage of Down's Issue Attention Cycle?
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A greater new issue replaced the current issue which moves into a prolonged limbo. During the cycle new institutions, programs, and plicies have most likely been created to help solve the issue.
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From the "Most Terrifying Video You Will Ever See" what are the costs associated with "lottery ticket B"?
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where No is selected from addressing global climate change, and where yes is selected that the scientists were correct:
Health, economic, political, social and environmental catastrophies |
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What is the main idea of the "Most Terrifying Video You Will Ever See" and Craven's What's the worst that could happen? The decision grid
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We are too busy trying to "row pick" instead of collumn pick. Option A has less costs associated with it, providing it be the correct decision for our future to act againt global climate change.
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From Berke's reading what are the 5 dimensions of green communities?
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Human health
Natural systems Spiritual renewal Livability Fairshare |
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What are the three mindsets discussed in Berke's reading associated with the 5 dimensions of green communities?
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Decentrist: (ex. Broadacre city) natural systems, spiritual renewal, and livable built environment
Centrist: (ex. Cobusier's Radiant City) public health and livable built environment Polycentrist: (Howard's Garden City and RPAA bioregionalism) all but fairshare |
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From Berke's reading, what is decentrist thinking?
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Every man living in his own means and area-- individualism-- agrarian lifestyle
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From Berke's reading, what is centrist thinking?
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Patches of nature between big vertical cities-- large healthy cities
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From Berke's reading, what is polycentrist thinking?
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Green belts around cities and areas to grow food sustainably
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The general plan acts as a "__________" -from lecture
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"a constitution for future development"
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What are the basic requirements of a general plan?
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Comprehensive
Long-term 15-20 years Consistency- equal status among elements, between elements, within elements |
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What are the 7 mandatory elements of the general plan?
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Land Use
Circulation Conservation Open Space Housing Noise Safety |
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What are examples of some optional elements of the general plan?
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air quality
agriculture parks and recreation economic development design |
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Who adopts of amends a general plan?
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An action subject to CEQA
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According to Fulton ch. 6 pg 123, what are some important evaluation criteria for an adequate general plan?
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-Is it complete (7 elements)
-Is in informative, readable, and public -Is it internally consistent -Consistent with state policy -Does it cover all territory -Long-term in perspective -Address all locally relevant issues -Is current -Statutory criteria required by state law as demanded by courts |
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What are the 7 important boxes in "The Snake" reading for projec review process?
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1) pre-application
2) application review 3) environmental review 4) report and action 5) final design and plan check 6) construction 7) post construction |
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What are important parts of the pre-application phase of "The Snake" project review process?
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proposal is made
project review commission design review concept |
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What are important parts of the application review phase of "The Snake" project review process?
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plan submittal to planning
revise proposal CEQA |
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What are important parts of the environmental review phase of "The Snake" project review process?
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EIR or ND (negative declaration)
Environmental hearing |
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What are important parts of the report and action phase of "The Snake" project review process?
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Staff report
Planning commission City Council |
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What are important parts of the final design and plan check phase of "The Snake" project review process?
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Design review preliminary and final
zoning plan review pre-constructin conference |
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What are the important parts of the construction phase of "The Snake" project review process?
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construction
required inspections final inspection |
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What are the important parts of the post-construction phase of "The Snake" project review process?
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zoning enforcement
code enforcement |
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What is the recipe for an effective planning commission defined by CA government's office of planning and research? (8 elements of effective planning)
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1) ability to focus on the subject under consideration
2) a clear view of the big picture 3) establish rules for conducting meetings 4) effective leadership 5) informed commissioners 6) attention to legal requirements 7) an open flow of ideas 8) a sense of place |
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What are the two kinds of world of the planning commssioner by Solnit?
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1) first on the external agenda- the tasks the world expects
2) "group process"- creation and maintenance of the orderly functioning of the group |
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What is a "process group" from Solnit?
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"process group"- when a commission is highly involved in internal personality conflicts, game playing, and backbiting
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What is a "work group" from Solnit and what are the three standards defining it?
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"work group"- organized naturally, with its members interacting positively
-effectiveness -continuity -capacity for improvement |
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What are the 3 symptoms signalling the decay of a noonfunctioning commission by Solnit?
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-loss of spirit
-physical decay ( prolonged absenteeism inept chairperson, or other circumstances making the commission less effective) -structural disorganization |
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Solnit says a memeber of the commission may be working at one of the 4 levels:
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-participation
-involvement -engagement -belonging |
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In the Solnit reading, Winfred Winholtz was references describing 8 elements of a successful meeting:
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-Purpose (good reason for calling a meeting)
-notice (give notice and say why the meeting is taking place) -preparations (fully prepared in all aspects of the meeting) -agenda (without an agenda or order of business, a meeting is not a meeting) -participants (most important participant, the chairman, to whom the other look for direction, and other participents include leaders and followers, friends and foes) -place (meeting place selected should be comfortable and convenient for size and nature of meeting) -results (no meeting is really finished until its results are states and net steps made clear) -records (for missing participents to be informed) |
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The Solnit reading declares reasons for negative feelings of comission by public:
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1) commission doesn't control the meeting
2) commission seems unfair 3) Commission cant bring things to a vote 4) commission wastes people's time 5) defined the issues from which a decision is made 6) evidence provided a conceptual and factual basis for reaching a decision 7) proposal either matches existing comprehensive plan, or there was a sound reason to deviate |
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Places do have ____, regions have _____. (Starrs reading)
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Places do have life, regions have identity.
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What are the six regional categories that are characteristically contemporary? (Starrs reading)
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1) the ecosystem- they fulfull and reinforce their own public credibility after definitions by scientists/managers of those ecosystems
2) the regional authority 3) the vernacular region (much of the population has little doubt about where they live and who they are. peole define the region) 4) bioregions and watersheds- know a place, and you are less likely to abuse it 5) cultural areas, ethinic regions and homelands- area defined by traits which can be religious, political, economic, racial, or linguistic 6) nodes in the global exchange- regions important for global exchange/global system |
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From lecture, what did the CA Coastal Act of 1972 (prop 20) strive for?
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-establish temporary state and policy for coastal protection
-created temporary state and regional coastal commissions to exercise land-use controls during plan preparation -developed coastal plan (1975) |
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Why was the Coastal Act of 1976 important?
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-established CCMP, CCC, BCDC, partnered CCC and local governments
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From lecture, what is the Rationale for "collaborative coastal planning"?
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-decrease uncertainty in land use plan preparation
-develop an affirmative policy position -streamline the regulatory process -manage systems which span local jurisdiction -facilitate accountable and representative decision-making |
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What did the coastal acts do for coastal environments?
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-protects coastal lands
-limit urban expansion into farmlands -buffer zones between city and farmland -protect coastal timberlands |
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What did Chris Steven define as the "Great Opportunities for Growing"?
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-global climate
-topography -micro-climate -fertile soil -ground water |
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What did Chris Steven define as ways Ventura is helping solve community issues?
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1) greenbelt agreements (1967-2001)- city agrees not to anne land, and the county agrees not to approve urban development
2) land conservation act program (1969)- county agrees to a reduced property tax and the property owner agrees to continue farming 3) Guidelines for orderly development (1969)- urban development should occur but development is defined for specific meanings 4) Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee (1976)- requires communication between farmers and city board 5) Right-to-farm ordinance (1987)- protect farmers from public nuisance claims 6) SOAR measures (1995-2002)- initiative put on by citizengroup |
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From the farmland protection action guide: 24 strategies for CA what are 10 of these ideas?
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-manage growth
-the general plan (7 elements and optional ag. element; following through -agricultural zoning -manage subdivisions -property ta breaks -helping new farmers -farm worker housing -right-to-farm laws -buffer zones -secure funding (grants and foundations) |
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From Jennifer and Jessica's "Urban Agriculture and Community Gardening" lecture slides, what is Urban Agriculture?
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The small areas (vacant plots, gardens, verges, balconies, containers) within the city for growing crops and raising small livestock or milk cows for own consumption or sale in neighborhood markets
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From Jennifer and Jessica's lecture, how can planning help urban agriculture and community gardening?
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-land-use policies
-amend zoning laws -not allow high densities of fast food restaurants and convenience stores in communities |
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From Jennifer and Jessica's lecture, what is needed for local implementation of urban agriculture and community gardening?
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-planning policies (such as corporating into elements of general plan)
-zoning ordinance (allow various zones and ease permitting) -Available spaces (parks, recreational and open spaces, vacated lots, and residential landscapes) |
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United Nations definition of sustainability:
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"Sustainable development is development tha meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generation to meet their own needs"
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What makes human society unsustainable? (lecture)
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-population growth
-consumption -inefficient land use patterns -inequities in resource distribution -industrial processes that don't follow nature's rules |
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The three Es for sustainability:
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-Environment
-Equity -Economy |
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What are the issues with planning improving sustainability? (lecture)
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Planning is:
-short sighted -excessive fragmentation of rules -focus on minutiae; too legalistic -reactive rather than proactive -no common goals with other professions |
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What is the APA Policy Guide's suggested actions (appendix A of general plan for sustainability)?
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-land use
-transportation -housing and building -economic development -open space and recreation -infrastructure -growth management -floadplain management -watershed planning -planning processes and education |
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What is John MacNeil's quote refering to sustainability?
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"If we change the way we make decisions, we will change the decisions we make"
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City of Arcata example for sustainability:
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-2020 vision statement "Sustainability is a way of life"
-limits amount of chain stores to 7 -their definition of sustainability did not include equity or economy |
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City of Davis General Plan 2010 example of sustainability:
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-"In the General Plan we are adopting, Davis will be a smart city"
-Village homes development -built into land not over it -tried to bring land back to natural ways -planted many trees; no trees before project -natural water drainage through creekbeds, bioswales, and pond areas |
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City of Santa Monica Draft Sustainable City Program example of sustainability:
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-adopted Sustainable City Program by city council sep. 1994
-Guiding principles include: --Goals -resource conservation -transportation -pollution prevention and public health protection -community and economic development --Indicators to measure progress toward goals --indicator targets to help drive implementation --The Natural Step an NPO for sustainable development --Draft conservation element which strives for sustainable use of nonrenewable and limited resources |
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Lemonick defines 10 myths about sustainability, what are these?
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1) nobody knows what sustainability really means
2) sustainability is all about the environment 3) "sustainable" is a synonym for "green" 4) Its all abot recycling 5) sustainability is too expensive 6) sustainability means lowering our standard of living (not ture but does more with less) 7) consumer choices and grassroots activism, not government intervention, offer the fastest, most efficient router to sustainability 8) new technology is always the answer 9) sustainability is ultimately a population problem (represents a false solution) 10) once you understand the concept, living sustainably is a breeze to figure out |
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From the Wheeler reading on theory, what are the 5 elements of the sustainability planning approach?
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1) a long-term perspective
2) a holistic outlook 3) acceptance of limits 4) focus on place 5) active involvement in problem-solving |
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From the Wheeler reading, what are some tools useful for striving for a long-term perspective?
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tools like sustainability indicators and ecological footprints are ways to encourage attention to the long-term impacts of present development
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Planners may take _______ to implement an _____________ outside of town and to prohibit _______ retail that would kill smaller downtown business.
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Planners may take parallel steps to implement and urban growth boundary outside of town and to prohibit big-box retail that would kill smaller downtown businesses
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From the Wheeler Issues reading, what are these issues he defines central to sustainability planning?
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- growth maanagement and land-use planning
- urban design - housing - transportation - environmental protectoin and restoration - energy and materials use - green architecture and building - equity and environmental justice - economic development - population |
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From the Wheeler Issues reading, what are 3 main areas that can help decrease vehicle miles traveled in both absolute and per capita terms?
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1) good alternative modes of travel
2) changing land use and urban design policies to support alternative modes 3) reforming transportation pricing to incorporate the full social and environmental costs of driving |
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From Wheeler's Tools for Sustainability Planning, what is the best-known prototype for sustainability indicators and why?
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-Sustainable Seattle
-sustainable Seattle process began in the early 1990s which published an initial list in 1993, and later epanded to 40 indicators in 7 main categories |
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Why are indicators useful? (Wheeler tools reading)
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-potentially have great power to demonstrate problems, motivate action, educate the public, and show the positive effects of sustainable policies
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Wheeler tools reading
Once indicator frameworks have been set up, they must be _________ and ________ |
Once indicator frameworks have been set up, they must be maintained overtime and updated regularly
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Some examples of research and analytical tools:
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-GIS and mapping
-Environmental assessment or environmental impact assessment -Environmental Impact Reporting -Development Pathanalysis (DPA) -boards, commissions, processes, guidelines, regulaations, and the like are among the most important tools at our disposal |
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From Megan Birney's presentation slides, what is CEC's vision?
Community Environmental Council |
-home and offices create as much energy as they use
-cars are efficient and powered by clean energy -electricity is generated y sun, wind, and waves -our communities center around people, not cars -we choose eco-friendly products |
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(Megan Birney Presentation Slides)
What is CEC doing to help reach their vision? |
-local building codes
-small business energy audits -green car shows -public charging stations -groupons for solar -solar, wind, and wave forms -walk and roll -dynamic ridesharing -community planning -rethink and drink -ban on plastic bags |
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What does Megan Birney propose the people can do to help establish CEC's vision?
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-track energy use
-eliminate phantom loads -rideshare -purchase an ultra-efficient car -support UCSB solar -support policies and legislation -try driving alternatives -set up a car pool -reduce, reuse, recycle -shop at certified green businesses |
