ENST 201 1st Edition Lecture 22 Outline of Last Lecture I Transportation II Federal Government Outline of Current Lecture I Low density urban development Current Lecture I Low density urban development a Environmental costs i More driving equals more carbon emissions ii Smog interacts with sun and becomes bad ozone ground level ozone can lead to asthma and or other respiratory diseases 1 Ground level ozone comes from SUV s contributes more to ozone because they are exempt from air quality controls unlike other vehicles heavy trucks cars power plants etc iii Loss of ecosystem function loss of biodiversity through deforestation through roads 1 Takes away land that was normally forest or farmland iv Larger houses on more land that is cheaper these houses consume large amounts of water drinking water is being used to grow grass 1 People are mostly interested in size and aesthetics and not interested in quality b Social costs i Social capital 1 Ex Silicon valley because they have venture capital Triangle has problem becoming next silicon valley because lack of social capital and lack of connectivity 2 Ex The Lost Children of Rockdale County lack of social capital lack of infrastructure to bring young people together to do productive activities parents are unaware of heir children s actions 3 Watching TV constantly and not spending time with each other quickly erodes away social capital of family These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute a Kids like to push boundaries so if parents are exhausted they don t place firm boundaries and kids don t grow up with firm structure b Lack of influences so they believed their way of life was normal 2 Three types of parenting a 1 Authoritarian parenting one very strong parents they give and withhold love based on child meeting parents expectations also psychological and physical abuse Tiger moms b 2 Laissez Faire parent don t or can t invest time to having a proper relationship with their child parents are not firm so children do not grow up with a good upbringing children don t have a clear identity in people s nature to form groups i ex Low income parents don t have time to dedicate to their kids ii Identity in Conyers Kids are getting their identity from TV and music pop culture trying to be what is cool way of conferring status b Water is affected quantitatively and qualitatively i Quantitatively With a lot of impermeable surfaces water cannot soak into ground so there are flooding risks because water cannot slowly flow into water bodies because water cannot be absorbed by ground ii Qualitatively rain on roads flow to rivers or other water bodies but they are mixed with the debris found on roads fertilizer and pesticide runoff also flows into water bodies
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