Description: This environment mind map takes air pollution as its main concept and tries to analyze the impact of sprawling urbanization on the air quality of that region.
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Air Pollution
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The Effects
- Respiratory effects
- Cardiovascular effects
- Cancer
- Reproductive effects
- Long term exposure
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What can we do?
- Walkable, compact, transit-friendly communities
- Safe pedestrian paths and bike lanes
- Efficient public transportation system
- Preserve green spaces
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Urban sprawl drives more car use
- Spend more time in car
- Drive greater distances
- Own more cars
- Ride public transport less
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The burden/ Illness from air pollution
- Premature deaths
- Emergency room visits
- Million in health care costs
- Million in list productivity costs
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More roads, more cars, more air pollution
- What is smog?
- Ground level Ozone
- Find particulate matter
- Vehicles omit various air pollutants
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Hazards of a busy road
- A study in California
- Similar study undertaken in southeast Toronto
- Another study in Hamilton
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