ALA 102: Exam 3 Study Guide (ASU) Graded A+

What is low impact development (LID)? - Answer-A comprehensive landscape based approach to sustainable development. It stresses the importance of maintaining natural systems What are some reasons that we need LID? - Answer-○ Increased runoff and decreased recharge ○ Loss of vegetation and wildlife ○ Loss of community character ○ Polluted waterways ○ Cost of development ○ Conventional strategies don't always work ○ Too much asphalt True or False: According to LID principles, we need to preserve natural systems and focus on prevention. - Answer-True According to LID principles, we should treat storm water (close to/far from) the source. - Answerclose to LID wants to create (single use/multi-functional) landscape. - Answer-multi-functional Does LID promote alternate turnarounds? - Answer-yeah son What are some ways that we can reduce runoff? - Answer-grass pavers, pervious concrete, and bioretention What kind of changes does LID want to make to parking in cities? - Answer-more parking garages, allow for shared parking, require parking maximums, create multiple small lots What are the four ecosystem services? - Answer-Supporting Provisioning RegulatingCultural What are a few guiding principles for design? - Answer-Do not harm Use the precautionary principle Design with nature and culture Use a decision making process What is a natural landscape? - Answer-A landscape untouched by humanss How about a managed landscape? - Answer-Has some human impact Is there a strong effort to preserve open desert spaces in Arizona? - Answer-Indeed!