Research_Memo_2_Ella

RESEARCH MEMO 2

**These answers won’t be easy to find, and some will have to be left unanswered for lack of data. Your RPI mentors will work with you to help find sources.**

Use the following analytic framework to research the environmental history of your city. Please be sure to keep track of your sources.

Describe at least three notable features of the natural landscape of your city. Are there mountains nearby? Is it located near an ocean? Are there lakes? Rivers? How does this setting impact life of residents in the city? For example, cities located in valleys often have bad air pollution. Cities located on coasts often rely on the fishery industry as important parts of the economy. One noble feature of Tucson, Arizona landscape is the mountains, which Tucson is surrounded by. This can be a problem for air pollution. Some beaches in Tucson are highly polluted from water pollution. A bunch of beaches are deserted from so much pollution. Areas like these can be called deadly areas. Another problem is the trees. There are little pest that are very harmful to trees, like hemlock woodlly adelgid, laces bugs and mites. Usually, humans are the problem with trees, not little pests.

Why was this site chosen for the development of the city? Originally, Tucson used to be a part of Mexico, so U.S.A. didn't own Tucson until the 1800's.When the United States bought Tucson from Mexico it originally was part of New Mexico, until 1836. That is when Arizona got Tucson.

Does your city have an urban planning committee? Describe the history of how the city was developed. Who had a say in deciding what space would be used for what? In 1775 Tucson belonged to Mexico and that is where it got its name. In 1861 it became part of New Mexico and in 1863 it, finally, became part of Arizona.To decide where this is the states held trial meetings and in the end Arizona got to keep Tucson. Tucson does have an urban planning committee.

What sort of nearby natural resources drive your city’s economy? For example, does your city rely on the logging industry or coal mines? There is a lot of industries that make weapons for the militarily,and there's also a lot of aerospace industries. There is also a lot of space-related industries, like researching, development and ware-housing.

Does your city have protected forest or park lands? Who is responsible for maintaining these areas? Yes,Tucson does, like Saguaro National Park is one.There is a group of volunteers who are willing to do it.

What sort of environmental disasters has your city faced? Keep in mind that disasters aren’t always “big” in scale or fast in speed. Notable environmental disasters might include: Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Love Canal in Buffalo, the Dust Bowl of the 1930s in the US, the Black Plague in Europe, the Goiânia accident in Brazil, or Minimata Disease in Japan. How did the city respond to these disasters? Did they pass laws or regulations in response? In August, 1964 there was a tornado. two people died, at least 8 people injured and 2 out of 8 severely ingered. Since it wasn't that big of a tornado threre were no big changes in Tucson, except everyone's fear of a tornado to hit again.

How is your city zoned? For example, Houston, Texas has little to no zoning, while How does zoning protect human health? How does zoning drive or help alleviate social disparities? (For example, zoning in Birmingham, Alabama and zoning in Singapore had very different aims in racial segregation) Zoning can help human heath because if you have a factory next to a apartment, the people living in the apartment could hurt their lungs breathing in the smoke. In Tucson there is a lot of zoning. Zoning can help alleviate social disparities because, in zoning, each class is treated equally.

Read about the history of zoning in the United States here: http://www.citylab.com/politics/2012/06/birth-zoning-codes-history/2275/

 @https://www.tucsonaz.gov/info/brief-history-tucson  @http://www.visittucson.org/about/maps/  @https://www.tucsonaz.gov/pdsd/land-use-zoning-maps

 Also, here is an article that I'd like Ella to annotate. The questions she'll need to answer can be found on the EcoEd Wiki sidebar under "EcoEd Annotation Structures." Please have her put her answers in the Annotations google doc in her portfolio.

@http://tucson.com/news/local/columnists/steller/steller-tucson-s-obligation-to-protect-visiting-cyclists/article_af9eefbb-1f90-5ecb-8cf7-5a89a8d85fe6.html