ENV 101 Milestone Two Donna Minors
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ENV 101 Milestone Two Worksheet
Peer-Reviewed Resources:
In this section, outline the two resources that you will use to respond to the Milestone Two questions below. Peer-Reviewed Resource #1:
Title:
Urban Sprawl, Smart Growth, and Deliberative Democracy
Citation in APA format: Resnick, D. B. (2010). Urban Sprawl, Smart Growth, and Deliberative Democracy. Am J Public Health.
, 100
(10), 1852-1856. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2009.182501
How do you know that this resource is peer-reviewed?
This article was peer-reviewed because it was published in the National Library of Medicine, who provides scientific literature for review.
Peer-Reviewed Resource #2:
Title:
Why does everyone think cities can save the planet?
Citation in APA format:
Angelo, H., & Wachsmuth, D. (2020). Why does everyone think cities can save the planet? Urban Studies, 57(11), 2201-2221. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098020919081
How do you know that this resource is peer-reviewed?
I am sure this resource was peer-reviewed because at the end of the article the references used, and the research authors are listed.
Milestone Two: Sustainable Solutions Questions
Respond to the following questions using the peer-reviewed articles cited above to support your responses. 1. Describe a sustainable solution to your selected environmental issue that has been proposed by the scientific community.
Both articles chosen don’t have a solid sustainable solution, only guidelines society and government should consider. Both articles reference smart growth and urban planning but also have conflicting interests and divergent moral and political viewpoints.
2. Explain why this solution is sustainable.
Due to the controversy associated with policies, zoning laws and governments, the most common ground solution is developing mixed-use development communities. This solution allows governments to invest public funds in these projects, such as recreation areas like public parks, larger coverage of mass transit areas and schools more convenient to neighborhoods.
3. How long did it take to identify a solution and implement it?
With the solutions not one hundred percent identified, there is not a full solution. Some things are being implemented on a city level, like more sidewalks and road widening.
4. What are the cost considerations involved in implementing the solution? Where will the funding come
from?
Majority of the funding is coming from implemented taxes to the locals with some funding provided by the federal government.
5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this solution for your local community? Support your explanation with specific examples.
A definite advantage to a mixed-use development is carbon emissions would be lower because travel would not have to be over long distances. Another would be increased educational structures to fulfill the demand of the housing population. The disadvantages I see are the impact on the taxpayers and the increase in funding required for zoning changes and permits. Allowing big developers into small communities will disrupt environmental stability and how long will the bounce back take?
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6. Describe potential environmental consequences of not implementing a solution to alleviate the environmental issue.
The most detrimental consequence would probably be the impact to wildlife. By not taking into consideration the size of a mixed-use community, will that impact the ability to have sustainable wildlife? Or does that concern become irrelevant once a developer gets the okay to move forward. Will developers be held accountable for keep some green land undisturbed?