gasoline‚ oil‚ road salts‚ and chemicals get into the groundwater and cause it to become dangerous for us to use. The state of California can prevent groundwater depletion by harvesting stormwater‚ reusing water‚ and seawater desalination. Instead of taking groundwater David Sedlak claims that we should harvest stormwater. Even though it is not a very reliable source since it hardly ever rains in California we can slowly collect the water to refill our aquifers back up. We can do this by capturing the
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which causes an unnatural environment for the native animals and plants. (refer to figure 2.1). Furthermore‚ this can also contribute to the formation of patches of blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) as high content of phosphates are emitted from stormwater drainage systems and human domestic pet faeces that they do not clean up. The blue-green algae will affect the aquatic ecosystems as it will use large amounts of carbon dioxide‚ and increase turbidity
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Have you ever driven down the street during a rainy day‚ avoiding the large puddles or temporary streams running rapidly towards the corner drain pipe? Or if like many others‚ have you driven rapidly through the puddles to make the biggest wave possible? Most do not have to wonder where that water ends up because they know. Society hears the news about the storm-water run-off problems‚ or the pollution of the beaches because the storm drains cannot handle the volume of water. Even with drought conditions
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i. Determine whether this development falls under exempt‚ complying or integrated development. Give a brief description of each of these and explain which category your development falls into. Maximum 3 lines on each. (Blacktown Council also has some good information on this) Exempt development may be carried out without the need for development consent. In general‚ development of minimal environmental impact is exempt development Complying development requires development consent for the
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- risk analysis and management 1. Introduction The Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel or SMART Tunnel is an incorporated infrastructure consists of a storm drainage and road structure in Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia. It is the longest stormwater tunnel in South East Asia and also the second longest in Asia. Besides that‚ it is a one of its kind dual-purpose tunnel project integrating stormwater and motorway. The main objective of this infrastructure is to solve flash
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Note on assignment extensions If you request an extension for your final assignment‚ there is no guarantee that you will receive your assignment back before the final examination. Assessment criteria for Assessment Item 1 i) Use DADA acronym in structuring your answers to all questions. (Definitions‚ Assumptions‚ Diagrams and original Analysis.) Read the notes on how to answer questions‚ write essays and analyse case studies in economics. ii) Concepts and key terms must be defined accurately
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"A wetland is land that is saturated with water long enough to promote wetland or aquatic processes as indicated by poorly drained soils‚ hydrophytic vegetation and various kinds of biological activity which are adapted to a wet environment. Are important habitats that provide homes for many endangered species and that they help to control floods and filter some pollutants. LOCATION Victoria has 10 wetland sites on the List of Wetlands of International Importance (commonly called the Ramsar
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land-cover and a framework for classification. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 5:80–88. Carpenter‚ S Chiesura‚ A. 2004. The role of urban parks for the sustainable city. Landscape and Urban Planning 68:129–138. City of Portland. 2004. Stormwater management manual‚ revision 3. Environmental Services‚ Clean River Works. City of Portland‚ Portland‚ Oregon‚ USA. Colding‚ J Cook‚ W. J.‚ D. G. Casagrande‚ D. Hope‚ P. M. Groffman‚ and S. L. Collins. 2004. Learning to roll with the punches: adaptive
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RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE INTRODUCTION SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE Sustainable architecture is a general term that describes environmentally conscious design techniques in the field of architecture. Sustainable architecture is framed by the larger discussion of sustainability and the pressing economic and political issues of our world. In the broad context‚ sustainable architecture seeks to minimize the negative environmental impact of buildings by enhancing efficiency and moderation
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Companies have a social responsibility to perform and behave in particular ways. A company has a responsibility to ensure that any stakeholder’s needs are being met. The Toyota Corporations history and goals are as follows; “Toyota Motors is a Japanese automobile manufacturer founded in 1933. Toyota accounts for 78 percent of all the hybrid gas/electric cars sold in the United States. They are working to become the largest car-seller in the world‚ and in the first quarter of fiscal year 2007‚ for
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