Fast Disaster (Hazardous Waste)
Fast disasters are environmental hazards that erupt quickly, that often require an emergency response.
Slow Disaster (Asthma)
This indicator represents an asthma rate. It is an estimate of the number of emergency department visits for asthma per 10,000 people over the years 2015 to 2017.
Community Assets (AHS)
At the school there are various community assets.
Indigenous Past/Present Tongva Tribe
There is one main indigenous group that settled in Azusa. They are called the Tongva Tribe.
Eric Arguelles Biographical Profile: UCI EcoGovLab Internship Program Azusa 2023
Eric Arguelles talks about his academic and career interests, where he sees himself in 2050, his interest in environmental issues.
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erin_tuttleI looked into Underwriter Laboratories, as the work that they do is both interesting and important in mitigating future disasters.
The article did not give a definitive answer as to the decided cause of the towers collapse, so I researched the prominent theories. There still exists some controversy on the subject but it is largely believed that a combination of the direction the plane faced upon impact, which allowed the keel beam to destroy several support columns of the building, and the heat form the fire causing thermal expansion of the remaining steel reinforcements, overtaxed the supports which led to a systematic failure of supports on each lower floor.
Finally, I looked at the legal changes after 9/11 to see if there were any laws put into place defining the responsibility and authority of government agencies in the aftermath of a disaster. The laws passed directly in response to 9/11 however only seem to be relating to search, seizure, and detention of suspected terrorists.
This is a powerpoint slide on Spatial Representation.