Population management thomas brantley
Resources: Gamescape Episode 2 and Chapters 9 and 17 of Environmental Science Complete Episode 2: "Managing Population Growth" of Gamescape As president of the City Council, you have been invited by the Mayor to give a PowerPoint presentation to Sparksville High School. Develop a 7-10 slide PowerPoint presentation that explains the prairie dog land management issue. In your presentation include the following points: •Discuss some of the challenges of urbanization and environmental benefits. Explain how the prairie dog land management issues are related to the challenges of urbanization. •Explain the factors that influence population growth using prairie dogs as an example to illustrate your points. Briefly review how the natural environment is needed to support cities. Use the ecological role of prairie dogs and their benefit to land management and the city of Sparksville as an example. •Describe the different policies that the city explored to manage prairie dog population growth, and discuss how these policies are rooted in environmental science and population dynamics. •Discuss the final management decision, and explain how it balanced urban development with environmental sustainability. Include major challenges you faced in addressing this issue and reaching an optimal solution. Include an introductory slide, a summary slide, and a reference slide. Include 300 to 750 words in your speaker notes Use your textbook and one outside resource. Include supporting visuals, such as photos, diagrams, and/or graphs. Include the Episode Score Report that you generate once you complete the activities from Episode 2. The report is generated in PDF format.
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- Urbanization is an increasing number of people migrating into dense cities. These migrations result in the expansion and growth of a city. In many cases, a city’s growth is usually up—in cases of larger cities like Chicago, IL or New York City, NY. Other times Cities may grow outward in terms of urban sprawl.
- Urban sprawl is one challenge faced when urbanization takes place. In this case people migrate out of the city yet still close enough to travel into the city for work resulting in a dependency of personal vehicles for transportation. Those that live within a city rely on public transportation and can often be overcrowded placing a burden on the infrastructure of the city. With a dense population and overcrowded public transportation systems, large cities require an enormous amount of resources and energy. The extra burden on natural resources and high energy use creates enormous amounts of pollution.
- Urbanization, when managed properly draws people to cities for growth helping to reduce urban sprawl. The consolidation of people in a central location helps preserve the natural resources around the city. A concentration of resources to a central location allows people to travel close distances to acquire desired retail and food items. With everything people need in a close-proximity, there is a decline in personal vehicle use. Most people within large cities either use public transportation, walk or ride bikes or scooters, thus further reducing carbon emissions from motor vehicles.
- As urbanization took place in Sparksville, and protected lands where set for prairie dogs, tourism flourished. With the increase in tourism, and population growth, the prairie dog’s natural predators fled outside the city. Then, nature took its course and with no natural predators, the prairie dog population grew.
- Some of the factors that influence population growth are when the birth rate outpaces the death rate of population. Or, more children are born than people pass either through natural or unnatural causes. Other influences are when immigration numbers are greater than emigration. In the Gamescape episode, the prairie dog population grew because of the birth rate outpacing the death rate due to the lack of natural predators that fled the city after immigration of people to Sparksville.
- Being prairie dogs are like a mascot to Sparksville, they help preserve the natural environment in which they live. There must be a balance of reduction factors and growth factors to maintain ecosystem balance. The natural environment for SparksVille brings tourism that boosts the city’s economy. Furthermore, the natural environment provides clean air and water naturally. Biodiversity is an important factor in maintaining ecosystem balance. The more diverse the population of animals, fish, bugs, and birds, the more balanced the ecosystem. In short, the larger the food web, the less important one species becomes. When the eagles left Sparksville, the prairie dog then had not predator. The land, trees, and ecosystems provide resources the people need to survive. Keeping the natural environment and ecosystems in balance ensures resources are plentiful.
- Ranchland zoning was a crucial part of the policies explored. If we reduce the land, we may deplete the space available for cow grazing. If we expand it, we run the risk of losing the prairie dog preserves that bring tourists. However, if we merge the land we may be able to find that medium and balance. The prairie dog population was out of control and had to be corrected. We had two choices, to relocate the overage, or introduce a natural predator. With the increase in population, the school system needed a makeover. We had a choice of leaving them overcrowded, expanding and renovating, or building new schools. Last, for economic growth, would it make more sense to promote the protected prairie dog lands or promote industrial expansion?
- I decided to merge the ranchland with the prairie dog buffer zone as both where open land areas and should not encroach either space. Next, to help control the prairie dog population, we introduced a natural predator, the black-footed ferret. Then, renovating and expanding the school was a good medium to add spacing for the increased population without encroaching on the natural habitats. Last, I opted to promote protected lands to preserve the city’s natural resources and keep a healthy economy with increased tourism.