Final Flashcards

(27 cards)

1
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chart displaying the range of political ideologies influencing media

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media bias chart

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2
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Grierson Hill

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first landfill in Edmonton (1894-1937)

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3
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Urban scavengers

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people who went through garbage
-notably, fought to keep the dumps open and won

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4
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Tivoli Gardens

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amusement park and pleasure garden inspired the Rundle Park idea, but never happened

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5
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Clover Bar Dump

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first engineered dump 1975
- full by 1989, denied expansion
- recycling started in 1988 and composting in 2000

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6
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EWMC

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Edmonton Waste Management Centre

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7
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Rundle Park

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formerly Beverly Dump
- lots of methane in 1979 - monitor for 50 years
- could ignite!

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8
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Can’t build ______m from the disposal area of a landfill

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300

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9
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can’t build ______m from the working area of a landfill

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450

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10
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Tragedy of the Commons

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  • when unregulated, people look for their individual good instead of the group
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11
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Landscape regeneration

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Phase 1: Establishment
- bacteria and lichen, then weeds
Phase 2: Accumulation
- nutrients in soil, new plants
Phase 3: Transitional
-more demanding plants
Phase 4: Abundance
- climax

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12
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United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

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Sustainable Development Goals
- 8 in 2000
- 17 now

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13
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Conservation

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“active” techniques, manage parks, incorporate industry and human activity while maintaining sustainability
George P. Marsh
Gifford Pinchot

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14
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Preservation

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“passive” techniques, no industries or parks, limited/no access
Henry David Thoreau
John Muir

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15
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3 Types of Reserves

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municipal, environmental, conservation

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16
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Municipal reserves

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schools, parks
humans & nature overlap directly, conservationist, max 10% developable land

17
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Environmental reserve

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swamp, gully, ravine, coulee, natural drainage course, land subject to flooding, unstable land, land adjacent to body of water
- preservationist, prevent pollution, development, damage

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Conservation reserve

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anything not covered in ER
- environmentally significant features
- tree stands, wildlife corridors, etc.

19
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Ecological Design

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model designs after nature
- efficiency, not wasteful, cycling of energy, cradle to cradle

20
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Biomimicry

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drawing inspiration from nature to solve human problems

21
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Functional limitation

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imitates functions and process found in nature

22
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Sustainable solutions

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harmony with nature in designs

23
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Manitoba Hydro Place

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LEED platinum
- biomimicry, passive heating/cooling, modelled after termite mound, daylighting

24
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Greta Thunberg

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controversial, loud, political
- compared with Rachel Carlson

25
Rachel Carlson
created EPA, "Silent Spring", DDT - never protested, but effectively argued points
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Critiques on Sustainable Development
Ambiguity Economic Growth Paradigm (Micky Mouse ears) Downplaying env. limits Downplaying international equity Based on incorrect assumptions
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Blatchford
Airport in 1914, closed in 2013 - contaminated area, hard to develop -