Public Health
When a significant portion of a population is immune to a virus or hazard.
What is herd immunity?
This foul-smelling odor is produced at dumps when groundwater or rainwater mix with decomposing waste.
What is leachate?
17 UN goals to meet by 2030 that would promote economic prosperity and sustainability.
What are the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs)?
This paradox is when efficiency lower energy cost yet raise consumption.
What is Jevons Paradox?
This type of urbanization is most associated with one-use zones.
What is suburban spawl?
The three major types of these are respiratory infection, diarrheal diseases, and blood-borne pathogens.
What are biological hazards?
This issue gave rise to the Basel Convention.
What is illegal/ocean dumping?
Type of for-profit corporation whose goals are to make a positive impact on surrounding communities.
What is the Benefit Corp (B Corp)?
This renewable energy source harnesses the power of the sun.
What is solar energy?
This urban region includes a city and its surrounding communities.
What is a metropolitan area?
These compounds are toxic when inhaled.
What are volatile organic compounds (VOCs)?
This is when recycled products are lower in quality than before they were recycled.
What is downcycling?
The three components of the three pillar model.
What is economic prosperity, environmental protection, and social justice?
This man is famous for the invention of the steam-powered engine.
Who is James Watt?
This planning concept designs cities around walkability, making them safer and more accessible for pedestrians.
What is pedestrian-oriented development (POD)?
Examples of this are DDT and PCBs.
What are persistent organic pollutants (POPs)?
This is when a waste product is turned into a new product.
What is secondary/open-loop recycling?
This is a business model that ensures companies consider their social and environmental impact with three key elements.
What is the Triple Bottom Line (TBL)?
This energy is released from the nucleus of atoms.
What is nuclear energy?
This is when planners must consider city planning at the local and regional level.
What is the planners' dilemma?
These microorganisms cause illness or infection when they take up residence in our bodies.
What are pathogens?
This policy states that developed countries' waste should not be the burden of less developed countries.
What is the Basel Convention?
Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
What is the Brundtland Report’s definition of sustainability?
These two fossil fuels are categorized a hydrocarbons.
What is oil and gas?
A city block that encompasses apartments, shopping, and a public green space is considered this.
What is a mixed-use area?