APES Sustainable Land-Use Planning Project

APES – Sustainable Land-Use Planning Project

Location: Grubsnig county, (in a fitting state in your mind’s eye) – Population 400,000

Your task is to sustainably plan and design the given landscapes and aquatic areas. All structures, locations, and services listed should be provided, unless you decide that particular feature is not needed. Your focus is Sustainable Design and Sustainable Development as you see them applied to human-made structures and human-altered landscapes, natural landscapes, and “aqua-scapes”.

Your design should illustrate: - Environmental Awareness - Realistic Planning - Creativity - Thought - Organization/neatness/care

Create a map of your area by cutting (dotted lines) and taping together (I would suggest taping on the back) the four pages. Please note the small numbers, 1-4, in the corners to help you position your sheets correctly. Thanks for recycling the small paper scraps. You will use crayons, colored pencils, markers, construction paper, etc. as you create your city (sustainably developed area). Please bring these supplies with you to class so that you will be able to work on your project in class.

Please note the following important details: - 1 cm on the large map = 1 kilometer - Assume that groundwater can supply a maximum of 15% of water needed - Prevailing winds blow from right to left - Location of floodplains

Below is a list of other specific items to consider and plan for. These items will be a part of a written summary that will accompany your 2-5 minute project presentation. 1. Please name your developed area

2. Briefly describe the major factors that determined your overall design.

3. Identify the five most noteworthy, environmentally sound features or components of your land-use plan.

4. How many residents of Grubsnig county will live in low-density housing? In medium-density housing? In high-density housing? Define each of these designations, including a citation of your sources.

5. Water supply system or network – show major connecting lines/canals and links. 6. Power plant(s) – What type(s) will you have and why? Approximately how much real estate/area will you need for the power plant’s footprint itself? APES – Sustainable Land-Use Planning Project

7. Agriculture – Identify the three major crops grown and state why you chose these.

8. Location and footprint of (acreage needed) municipal Solid Waste Facilities – What is the average MSW/person/year, in kg or pounds, for your development?

9. Locations of recycling facility/facilities.

10. Location and estimated footprint of wastewater/sewage treatment plants

11. Location(s) of commercial areas

12. Location(s) of industrial/manufacturing areas

13. Location(s) of toxic waste storage sites

14. Locations of ranching & grazing areas

15. Location(s) of airports

16. Placement of major transportation corridors – NOTE: you do not need to show every residential street, alley, etc. but DO display major corridors/thoroughfares.

17. Schools – how many elementary, middle, and high schools will you have? Will you have post-secondary education in Grubsnig county? Mention three specific design components that you think are especially important in constructing and/or remodeling schools.

18. Location of medical facilities

19. Location of national, state, or city parks

20. Location of National Monuments, National Forests, Wildlife Refuge areas

21. Timber harvesting – specific locations, types of cutting/management

22. Specific steps taken regarding endangered/threatened species

23. Specific steps taken regarding riparian and coastal areas

24. Two main fish species harvested

25. Two major minerals or ores mined and use(s) for each

26. Any other features or areas of your choosing