Green Planning, Energy, Climate, Health Flashcards
(19 cards)
a measure of insulation’s ability to resist heat traveling through it
R value
The bigger the better! Typical recommendations for exterior walls are R-13 to R-23, while R-30, R-38 and R-49 are common for ceilings and attic spaces
integration of smaller, more dispersed facilities into a power-generation landscape that has up until now mostly consisted of massive, centrally located plants.
located near or within the developed areas likely to use the electricity they generate. Typical capacities run from 1 MW to 20 MW, compared with central station renewable projects that can range from 20 MW to nearly 1,000 MW for the largest geothermal projects and solar and wind farms.
distribution generation
vs. central-station model; proliferation of DG is limited due to uncertainty in regulatory standards
requires that a certain percentage of a state’s
overall energy supply comes from renewable energy by a certain time
Renewable Portfolio Standard
are the outcome of a comprehensive strategy to
accelerate sustainable development at a neighborhood scale, integrating buildings and
infrastructure with community and individual actions. Locally generated energy provides energy autonomy and resilience for these areas
often tied to infill and expansion projects, ideally on underused grayfield or brownfield sites near urban cores. These locations can be readily connected to existing transportation infrastructure and provide opportunities for managed use of energy, water
resources, and waste streams.
EcoDistricts
initiatives seek to improve the reliability of the
power grid through a variety of measures, including in-home energy management, demand
response, time-of-use pricing, and integration of renewable energy. Decentralized sources of
power help stabilize available energy for the Smart Grid, which in turn helps to counterbalance the variable, intermittment nature of renewable DG like solar and wind
Smart Grid
site planning principles and engineered treatment practices used to manage both water runoff volume and water quality by minimizing development impacts to the land, water, and air
environmental firnedly land development at less costs
Low Impact Development
Conserve areas, use vegetated swales, increase rain gardens, infiltration paractices, filtration pracitces,
How much as municipal solid waste generation (per capita) gone up in the US since 1960?
Amost 2x to 4.4 lbs per capita, 3x total waste
APA Comprehensive Plan Standards for Sustaining Places
- Livable Built Environment
- Harmony with Nature
- Resilient Economy
- Interwoven Equity
- Healthy Communities
- Responsible Regionalism
What percentage of incoming solar energy is absorbed by the earth’s surface?
70%
with 30% being reflected from clouds and praticles in the atmosphere or the earth’s surface
Which type of renewable energy is the easiest to regulate through zoning?
Wind farms
aw does not limit their regulatory power. Wind farms do have issues
uses information and communication technology (ICT) to optimize citizen engagement, service delivery, and systems performance. The term has been around since the 1990s, includes
technologies such as automated car systems, intelligent digital signage, smart grids, cloud services, home energy management, and can result in cost efficiencies, resilient infrastructure, and an improved
urban experience.
Smart City
Cause of historical typhoid reduction?
Improved living conditions and the introduction of antibiotics
overlaid health and socioeconomic data onto
land-use data — location of large grocery stores — to map out areas with limited food access
food deserts
evaluates the positive and negative human health effects of a proposal, development plan,
or policy, including the unintended consequences on overall health, in order to inform the decision-making process (can be used with zoning ordinance or comp plan)
consists of six stages: screening, scoping, assessment, reporting, monitoring, and evaluation. Most assessments are voluntarily undertaken, and any recommendations resulting from this effortare adopted under the
concept of best practice standards
Health Impact Assessment
Example: A health impact assessment of this stretch of the Buford Highway in Atlanta evaluated the health effects of
redeveloping the roadway to reduce the number of lanes,
add sidewalks, crosswalks, and on-street parking, all
with the goal of making the area less dangerous for people on foot or bike
method used to find the causes of health outcomes and diseases in
populations
the study (scientific, systematic, and data-driven) of the distribution (frequency, pattern) and determinants (causes, risk factors) of health-related states and events (not just diseases) in specified populations (neighborhood, school, city, state, country, global). It is also the application of this study to the control of health problems
Epidemiological Assessment
provides a clear picture of the food system resources, assets, challenges, and opportunities in a community. An assessment provides a solid grounding in the existing conditions of food access, food production and consumption, and food-related industry and employment.
also include’s community priorities and allows planners to see where food security intersects with land use, economic dev, transportation, waste management, etc.
Food System Assessment
Communities regulate markets and street merchants through zoning and business licensing or through
standards of behavior on public property in eight key areas:
- Vending locations – e.g. sidewalk vending or street markets
- Exemptions – e.g. obtaining waivers from neighboring businesses
- Permit caps – e.g. vending permit caps
- Vending area – e.g. brightline versus flexible locational standards
- Space allocation – e.g. space allocation by governmental vs. designated authority
- Restrictions on certain goods – e.g. food type restrictions (fruit/vegetable only)
- Cart or display design – e.g. cart size, less often, cart appearance
- Fees and taxes – e.g. license, permit costs (per sq. foot vs. flat fee)
which country will demand more food in 2030 than the
entire world produces today?
China
State Food Policy Councils address a wide variety of statewide issues, such as:
food deserts, obesity rates among children, loss of prime agricultural land
they do not deal with regulatory issues
