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Lesson Plan: Green Space And Public Health, Center for Urban Resilience 2021 Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School

Lesson Plan: Green Space And Public Health, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality

The purpose of this lesson is to continue exploring characteristics of urban areas that promote public health. Specifically, this lesson focuses on how green space improves neighborhood health by providing space for recreation, which decreases obesity. The lesson begins by having students brainstorm how they typically spend their time during a day off on a snowy day in the winter and a sunny day in the summer. Next, students work in groups either by making calculations using a website or looking at data tables to investigate how living near green space can affect an individual’s activities and the number of …


Powerpoint - What Is Type 2 Diabetes?, Center for Urban Resilience 2021 Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School

Powerpoint - What Is Type 2 Diabetes?, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality

No abstract provided.


Student Pages - What Do You Typically Do On A Winter Day? Summer Day?, Center for Urban Resilience 2021 Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School

Student Pages - What Do You Typically Do On A Winter Day? Summer Day?, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality

No abstract provided.


Student Pages - Answer Key - What Do You Typically Do On A Winter Day? Summer Day?, Center for Urban Resilience 2021 Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School

Student Pages - Answer Key - What Do You Typically Do On A Winter Day? Summer Day?, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality

No abstract provided.


Lesson Plan: Green Space, Social Networks And Crime, Center for Urban Resilience 2021 Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School

Lesson Plan: Green Space, Social Networks And Crime, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality

The purpose of this lesson is to investigate how green space influences the interactions between people in cities. Specifically, the lesson focuses on the idea that increased green space provides a location where social networks can be established and supported. Social networks affect health by improving collaboration and the transmission of knowledge. Green space can also reduce conflict and stress in the neighborhood, which can reduce crime. The lesson starts with students brainstorming what they think is the relationship between the amount of available green space and the interactions between people in cities. The students conduct an activity that focuses …


Student Pages - How Can You Gather The Most Information?, Center for Urban Resilience 2021 Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School

Student Pages - How Can You Gather The Most Information?, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality

No abstract provided.


Student Pages - Answer Key - How Can You Gather The Most Information?, Center for Urban Resilience 2021 Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School

Student Pages - Answer Key - How Can You Gather The Most Information?, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality

No abstract provided.


Lesson Plan: Neighorhood Health And Wealth, Center for Urban Resilience 2021 Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School

Lesson Plan: Neighorhood Health And Wealth, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality

No abstract provided.


Powerpoint - New York City’S Neighborhoods: Relationship Between Median Household Income And The Public Health Issues Of Diabetes, Obesity And Asthma, Center for Urban Resilience 2021 Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School

Powerpoint - New York City’S Neighborhoods: Relationship Between Median Household Income And The Public Health Issues Of Diabetes, Obesity And Asthma, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality

No abstract provided.


Student Pages - New York's Asthma Rates, Center for Urban Resilience 2021 Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School

Student Pages - New York's Asthma Rates, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality

No abstract provided.


Student Pages - New York City Neighborhoods: Health And Wealth, Center for Urban Resilience 2021 Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School

Student Pages - New York City Neighborhoods: Health And Wealth, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality

No abstract provided.


Student Pages - Nyc Neighborhoods: Health And Wealth, Center for Urban Resilience 2021 Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School

Student Pages - Nyc Neighborhoods: Health And Wealth, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality

No abstract provided.


Student Pages - Answer Key - Nyc Neighborhoods: Health And Wealth, Center for Urban Resilience 2021 Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School

Student Pages - Answer Key - Nyc Neighborhoods: Health And Wealth, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality

No abstract provided.


Student Pages - Comparing Two Nyc Neighborhoods, Center for Urban Resilience 2021 Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School

Student Pages - Comparing Two Nyc Neighborhoods, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality

No abstract provided.


Lesson Plan - Public Health Action Plan, Center for Urban Resilience 2021 Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School

Lesson Plan - Public Health Action Plan, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality

The purpose of this lesson is to revisit the driving question introduced in lesson 1 of this module: How can I make my neighborhood a healthier place to live? Students synthesize what they have learned across the module - that healthy neighborhoods have green space, robust social networks, effective waste delivery and waste removal, clean air and healthy foods. They use this general information to analyze a proposed exercise path. Students work in groups to address the action plan topic for this module: resources, both social and material. For this action plan, there is a specific focus on discussing resources …


Powerpoint - Identify Resources, Center for Urban Resilience 2021 Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School

Powerpoint - Identify Resources, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality

No abstract provided.


Student Pages - Public Health Action Plan, Center for Urban Resilience 2021 Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School

Student Pages - Public Health Action Plan, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality

No abstract provided.


Effectiveness Of Plastic Ordinances In Santa Monica, Ca: Do Regulations At The Municipal Level Reduce Plastic Waste?, John W. Hayes 2021 Pepperdine University

Effectiveness Of Plastic Ordinances In Santa Monica, Ca: Do Regulations At The Municipal Level Reduce Plastic Waste?, John W. Hayes

School of Public Policy Capstones

Plastic is a cheap, robust and versatile material with numerous practical uses that contribute to the convenience of modern day life. However the very same properties that make it uniquely diverse and hardy also contribute to the hazards it poses to the ecosystems and human health. If current consumption and manufacturing practices remain unchanged, there will be hundreds of millions of additional tons of plastic introduced into the environment over the coming decades. To mitigate this issue, some cities, such as Santa Monica, have implemented ordinances and policies directly aimed at this growing problem, albeit with ambiguous results. To better …


The Potential Of Carbon Capture Through Mineral Weathering, Noah Planavsky 2021 Yale University

The Potential Of Carbon Capture Through Mineral Weathering, Noah Planavsky

Sustainability Seminar Series

Noah Planavsky is an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. He joined the faculty in 2012 after doing graduate work at University of California, Riverside. He is an isotope geochemist that works on environmental change in Earth’s past, present, and future. His work combines field studies, analytical chemistry, and geochemical modeling. He has worked extensively on atmospheric evolution—with a particular focus on changes in oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations. Current projects focus on changes in ocean oxygen levels and on the potential for carbon capture through enhanced mineral weathering in marine and terrestrial environments.


006— Pretreatment And Fiber Content Analysis Of Cannabis Sativa, Dina Bu, Jessica Roggie, Sarah Schmidlin, Barnabas Gikonyo 2021 SUNY Geneseo

006— Pretreatment And Fiber Content Analysis Of Cannabis Sativa, Dina Bu, Jessica Roggie, Sarah Schmidlin, Barnabas Gikonyo

GREAT Day Posters

Cannabis sativa commonly known as hemp is one of the fastest-growing plants whose refined products have immense commercial value. Various products include refined hemp such as: biofuels, biodegradable plastics, textiles, dietary supplements, paper, clothing, and much more. Hemp fibers are also used in construction and manufacturing applications by strengthening their composite products. Hemp is a high yielding, sustainable, and environmentally friendly crop due to its various qualities, and has the potential to yield valuable raw materials for a great number of applications. Our research evaluates the pretreatment of hemp as well as the comparative analysis of the fiber content thereof. …


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