part 3

Question 1

urban heat islands

Answer 1

o Central city appears as island of higher temps on a surrounding plain of more uniform lower temps
o Why:
o No plant evaporation
o Concrete

Question 2

death of shopping malls

Answer 2

o	Problems: 
o	Power centers = large outdoor mall 
o	E-commerce 
o	Aging infrastructure 
o	Big Box Problems 
	Target
	Future Shop 
	Office Depot

Question 3

sinking cities

Answer 3

o	Venice, Italy 
o	78 massive gates on ocean floor 
o	Rise to make temporary sea wall 
o	Keep out water 
o	Locals moving out 
o	Tourists outnumber Venetians 600-1

Question 4

nail houses

Answer 4

o	Individuals vs city progress 
o	China 
o	People refuse to move 
o	Nail that refuses to be hammered 
o	Do not take compensation

Question 5

housing first

Answer 5

o Utah 2005
o Fix chronic homelessness
o Approach was to make homeless housing ready
o 1st: Into shelters/halfway houses
o 2nd: Treatment
o 3rd: Permanent housing if progress
o Housing first = give permanent house first
o Saved government money
o Shelters, ER visits, ambulances, police $ was high

Question 6

square one villages

Answer 6

o	Eugene Oregon 
o	Create self-managed communities of low-cost tiny houses for those in need 
o	Goals: 
o	Bridging the gap: unhorsed to housed 
o	Community building 
o	Small foot print

Question 7

tale of two valley’s

Answer 7

o	Silicon Valley = one of wealthiest areas 
o	Google, Apple, Facebook 
o	Rich companies = higher prices 
o	1 in 3 kids at risk for hunger 
o	Median rental list is $2975/month 
o	Middle class US = lower in SV

Question 8

poor kids in silicon valley

Answer 8

o	Stress of child poverty alters brain 
o	Prolonged stress = higher cortisol and other hormones = prevent and weaken formation of synapses in brain 
o	1 in 20 US kids live on less than $2 per day 
o	The Jungle 
	Tent city 
o	Solutions
o	Expand housing subsides 
o	Raise minimum wage 
o	Strong early education and child care 
o	Give poor families and chance --> aid