Air Pollution
Name TWO outdoor air pollutants
CO, NO2, SO2, O3, lead, particulate matter
What are two regulating urban ecosystem services
Regulating: Pollution mitigation by trees, water purification by vegetation and microbes, pollination of parks, erosion control
Where is the best coffee on campus?
Ithan garage shop
What is green infrastructure?
A strategically planned and managed network of natural lands, working landscapes, and open spaces that provide a range of diverse benefits
Why do we study resilience?
To understand how complex systems can persist in the face of uncertainty, disruption, and change
Name two things you can do to reduce air pollution
join a group
biking
public transportation
cleaner fuels/energy efficient cars
learn about air quality
Name your favorite UES in Philadelphia and why?
Many Possible Answers:
Example: aesthetics of Rittenhouse park
Is our classroom located in G58 or G60?
G58 (G60 is fiction regardless of what you may see posted on the door)
Name an aspect of GI on Villanva's campus.
The Constructed Wetlands
How is resilience different than sustainable development?
Resilience stresses uncertainty and building systems-based adaptive capacity to unexpected future changes
Name one environmental effect of air pollution
Acid rain
Visibility
Smog
What are two examples of benefits derived from cultural ecosystem services?
Spiritual values
Sense of place
Sense of community
Social cohesion
What is the best mapping tool?
Many Answers Possible:
Example: Google Earth, GIS,
...... bing maps?
How can GI influence urban air quality
Pollution mitigation by vegetation
What are the five "W's" of urban resilience?
Put in context of the following scenario:
Optimizing green infrastructure for stormwater management
Who?
What?
When?
Where?
Why?
What are TWO sources of air pollution?
industry
transport
waste
energy
agriculture
1. Biophysical structure or process
2. Function
3. Service
4. Benefit
5. Value
What was your favorite part of going to BGC Philly?
Many Answers Possible
What are three examples of GI?
Fish ladders, green roofs, wildlife overpass, urban agriculture, urban forests, bioswales
Give an example of resilience of supporting UES
Many possible answers:
Food production in urban allotments can play in increasing food security and building resilience to shocks
How many people die from air pollution in the region of the Americas?
~300,000
What are two ecosystem disservices in cities?
Air Pollution: City tree and bush species emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
Dense vegetation development: Dark green areas perceived as unsafe in night-time
Biomass fixation in roots; decomposition: Breaking up of pavements by roots; microbial activity
Habitat provision for animal species: Animals/insects perceived as scary, unpleasant, disgusting
Who is the best TA?
Justin, no other answer's will be accepted.
How can GI cause social injustice?
many GI have aesthetic qualities and may induce gentrification (Example: The Highline in NYC)
Define static and dynamic resilience
Static: A system’s ability to bounce back to its previous state
Dynamic : Maintaining key functions when perturbed.