Module 2 introduces the concepts of drivers, land use, fragmentation and environmental justice in the city planning process. Students apply these concepts to their field sites to create suggested modifications that fit within given constraints. This module provides opportunities for students to share their thinking through oral presentations and includes connections to civics, city planning and geography.

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Lesson 1: Land Use Game

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Action Plan Rubric, Center for Urban Resilience

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Decisions Cards, Center for Urban Resilience

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Game Board, Center for Urban Resilience

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Land Use Game, Center for Urban Resilience

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Land Use Game Instructions and Play, Center for Urban Resilience

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Lesson Plan - Land Use Game: Complex Decisions, Center for Urban Resilience

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Policy Event Cards, Center for Urban Resilience

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PowerPoint - Land Use, Center for Urban Resilience

Lesson 2: Biophysical and Social Drivers

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Lesson Plan - Biophysical and Social Drivers, Center for Urban Resilience

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New Orleans Elevation Handout, Center for Urban Resilience

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PowerPoint - New Orleans: A Case Study, Center for Urban Resilience

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Reading - Social and Biophysical Drivers of Urban Ecosystems, Center for Urban Resilience

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Student Pages, Center for Urban Resilience

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Student Pages - Answer Key, Center for Urban Resilience

Lesson 3: Urban Sprawl

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Example - Atlanta, Center for Urban Resilience

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Example - Boston, Center for Urban Resilience

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Example - Dallas, Center for Urban Resilience

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Example - San Francisco, Center for Urban Resilience

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Lesson Plan - Urban Sprawl, Center for Urban Resilience

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PowerPoint - US Urbanization, Center for Urban Resilience

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Student Pages - Is my metropolitan area contributing to Urban Sprawl?, Center for Urban Resilience

Lesson 4: Urban Heat Island

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Lesson Plan - Urban Heat Islands, Center for Urban Resilience

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PowerPoint - Potential Solutions, Center for Urban Resilience

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PowerPoint - Urban Heat Islands, Center for Urban Resilience

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Reading - Heat Island Narrative, Center for Urban Resilience

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Student Pages - Answer Key, Center for Urban Resilience

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Student Pages - Surfaces and Temperature around your study site, Center for Urban Resilience

Lesson 5: Land Use in My Field Site

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Growing Conditions Handout, Center for Urban Resilience

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Lesson Plan - Land Use in My Field Site, Center for Urban Resilience

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Measuring Diameter Handout, Center for Urban Resilience

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Student Pages - Answer Key, Center for Urban Resilience

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Student Pages - Google Earth, Center for Urban Resilience

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Surface Data Collection, Center for Urban Resilience

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Tree Data Collection, Center for Urban Resilience

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Tree Health Handout, Center for Urban Resilience

Lesson 7: Environmental Justice and Urban Brownfields

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Lesson Plan - Environmental Justice and Urban Brownfields, Center for Urban Resilience

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Reading - Environmental Justice Narrative, Center for Urban Resilience

Lesson 8: Habitat Fragmentation and Species Survival

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Lesson Plan - Habitat Fragmentation and Species Survival, Center for Urban Resilience

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Student Pages - The Incredible Shrinking City, Center for Urban Resilience

Lesson 9: Planning for Positive Land Use

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Lesson Plan - Planning for Positive Land Use, Center for Urban Resilience

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Student Pages - Action in Urban Ecology, Center for Urban Resilience