AP Environmental Science - Land Use

018 - Land Use In this video Paul Andersen explains how land is developed for human use. Urbanization has occurred through the last century as people have moved to cities in large numbers. Transportation and the arrival of the car have led to urban sprawl and urban blight. Smart growth can be used to mediate some of the ecosystem impacts. Land is also preserved in parks, refuges, and wilderness areas. Do you speak another language? Help me translate my videos: http://www.bozemanscience.com/translations/ Music Attribution Intro Title: I4dsong_loop_main.wav Artist: CosmicD Link to sound: http://www.freesound.org/people/CosmicD/sounds/72556/ Creative Commons Atribution License Outro Title: String Theory Artist: Herman Jolly http://sunsetvalley.bandcamp.com/track/string-theory All of the images are licensed under creative commons and public domain licensing: Bob Marshall Wilderness. (2015, October 6). In Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bob_Marshall_Wilderness&oldid=684367778 English: Bureau of Land Management logo. ([object HTMLTableCellElement]a). Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blm.svg English: Thermal infrared satellite data measured by NASA. ([object HTMLTableCellElement]b). Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Newyork_heat_island.jpg en.wikipedia, U., Billwhittaker at. (2009). English: Chart comparing the age curves of Pocahontas County and Johnson County to demonstrate Rural flight. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rural_flight.jpg File:Niepolomice oli 2013251.jpg. (2014, April 12). In Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Niepolomice_oli_2013251.jpg&oldid=603861332 File:Revised petrol use urban density.JPG. (2012, March 21). In Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Revised_petrol_use_urban_density.JPG&oldid=483238766 Gonzalez, C. (2010). English: Aerial View of Photochemical Smog Pollution Over Mexico City. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AerialViewPhotochemicalSmogMexicoCity_2.jpg Government, U. S. ([object HTMLTableCellElement]). Logo of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US-FishAndWildlifeService-Logo.svg Lasvegaslover. ([object HTMLTableCellElement]). English: Las Vegas Strip. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Las_Vegas_89.jpg Martinsnm. (2013). English: Laguna de Rocha, the largest wetland in the urban area in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laguna01.jpg Service, F. (2011). English: Official logo of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ForestServiceLogoOfficial.svg Service, U. S. government, National Park. ([object HTMLTableCellElement]). English: Logo of the United States National Park Service. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US-NationalParkService-ShadedLogo.svg Service, U. S. F. and W. (2005). English: Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain, looking south toward the Brooks Range mountains. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brooks_Range_Mountains_ANWR.jpg Taylorluker. (2010). Percentage of World Population- Urban/Rural. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Percentage_of_World_Population_Urban_Rural.PNG USA, N. G. S. F. C. from G., MD. (2012). English: Over the years of the Landsat program, the desert city of Las Vegas has gone through a massive growth spurt. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Landsat_View,_Las_Vegas,_Nevada_satellite.jpg (n.d.). Retrieved from https://openclipart.org/detail/172163/1950s-rambler-convertible