Areas covered by pavement all contribute to the footprint of humans on Earth.
Category: urban ecology
The Whine of a Mosquito on a Summer Night
Overall, mosquitoes have been the deadliest predator of humans throughout history.
The Big Cave
Residential energy makes a huge contribution to energy use.
COVID and Air Pollution
You can’t expect to have healthy people in a dirty environment.
Embodied Energy in Housing
If we tear down an old building and replace it, we incur new costs of embodied energy in construction materials
Air Conditioning
This speaks to the importance of planting trees in urban areas to lower ambient temperatures and reduce the need for air conditioning.
The Smell of the City
With the shutdown of much of the economy, we can see the human impact on air quality, and the underlying volatilization of chemicals from our activities.
Shopping in Troubled Times
On-line shopping with local delivery, has 2 to 5 times lower environmental impact than e-commerce from a central warehouse.
Leaded Soil
the legacy of lead deposition in the environment will remain with us for decades.