Urban Ecology
What is the practice of creating parks and green corridors to support wildlife movement in cities called?
What is Green Infrastructure
This major US river was mostly paved for flood control but now has restoration projects for habitat and recreation.
What is the Los Angeles River
What percentage of LA’s school children live within a quarter mile of a park?
What is 33%
Name one benefit of green roofs for city ecology.
What are reduce heat, absorb rainwater, provide habitat
Name one way trees help cities combat air pollution.
What is they absorb pollutants / filter the air
Which leafy city is ranked highest among US cities for parkland per resident: San Francisco, LA, or Boston?
What is San Francisco
Which South American city is famous for its innovative, sustainable public transit and parks system?
What is Curitiba
What is one benefit of planting street trees in urban neighborhoods?
What is they provide shade, reduce urban heat, and improve air quality
In Curitiba, what did poor residents exchange collected trash for in a social program?
What is food