Notes
industrial land uses:
- clear cut land
- hazardous waste
- thermal pollution water too hot
- chemical waste
- new subdivisions are cropping up due to population growth
- land is cleared for commercial use
- large town with growing suburbs
- why are they growing so much?
- increase birth rates
- immigration
- cities have grown from 2% to 45% since 1950 by 2050 66% of all people in world will live in urban areas
- enormous amounts of heat generated creates an urban heat island
- better education system
- medical services
- social services
- transportation
- culture
- financial opportunities
- infectious diseases
- inadequate water system
- poor sewer systems
- exposure to pollution's
- less space
- expensive
- traffic
- crime
- US: over 300 million
- world: over 7 billion
smart growth
- reduces dependence on cars
- controls and directs sprawl
- cuts wasteful resource use
- Curitiba, Brazil
- Europe: compact cities
- new urban-ism old villagism
- walk-ability
- mixed use and diversity
- environmental
- build for people
- recycle
- use energy and matter resources
- prevent pollution