UVA PLAN 1010 Final Fall 2019 Review Test.
Meadow Creek Stream Restoration - CORRECT ANSWER Restoration project on Charlottesville stream that feeds into the Rivanna river. Is considered a impaired waterway. An increase in sedimentation due to storm-water runoff, stream bank erosion and the lac...
UVA PLAN 1010 Final Fall 2019 Review
Test.
Meadow Creek Stream Restoration - CORRECT ANSWER Restoration project on Charlottesville stream
that feeds into the Rivanna river. Is considered a impaired waterway. An increase in sedimentation due
to storm-water runoff, stream bank erosion and the lack of buffers threaten the health of the river.
Caused by excessive water runoff from Charlottesville. Will increase water quality and be more
aesthetically pleasing.
iNaturalist - CORRECT ANSWER Online website/ mobile app that helps map and share observations on
biodiversity by connecting citizens to biologists.
Biophilia - CORRECT ANSWER the innately emotional affiliation of human beings to other living
organisms. Innate means hereditary and hence part of ultimate human nature
E.O.Wilson - CORRECT ANSWER Biologist who created the Biophilia hypothesis.
Biophilic Cities - CORRECT ANSWER Cities That Connect Us to Nature Buildings+ Gardens, Trees and
Outdoor Nature, Birds and Wildlife, Trails and Landscapes, Rivers and Hydrology, etc. Coexistence and
care for nature. Pittsburgh is an example.
Roger Ulrich - CORRECT ANSWER An environmental design researcher whose study of hospital patients
recuperating from surgery first demonstrated the positive influence of views to nature for patient
healing. Patients who had a view of nature out the window of their hospital room healed more quickly,
took less pain medicine, and had a shorter hospital stay.
Forest Bathing (Shinrin-yoku) - CORRECT ANSWER means "taking in the forest atmosphere" or "forest
bathing." It was developed in Japan during the 1980s and has become a cornerstone of preventive
health care and healing in Japanese medicine. Researchers primarily in Japan and South Korea have
established a robust body of scientific literature on the health benefits of spending time under the
canopy of a living forest. Causes reductions in stress hormones (cortisol) and boosts to immune systems.
Phipps Conservatory (Pittsburgh) - CORRECT ANSWER Example of Biophillic design. Every occupied space
includes a view of nature and is within 30 feet of an operable window. Plants are located throughout the
, building. The building was designed to maximize natural daylight and each of its three floors open out
into peaceful garden spaces. The green roof is accessible to staff and visitors
Credit Valley Hospital (Toronto) - CORRECT ANSWER Example of Biophillic architecture. Resembles an
indoor forest with the structure held up by curved wood supports.
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) - CORRECT ANSWER Example of a biophilic hospital in Singapore.
Designed to be 'forest-like', water features with aquatic species, and plants that attract birds and
butterflies were introduced. Greenery extended from the central courtyard to upper levels of the
buildings and down into the open-to-sky basement, creating the impression of architecture deeply
enmeshed in a garden. At the upper levels, balconies with scented plants bring the experience to the
patient's bedside.
Singapore's Landscape Replacement Policy - CORRECT ANSWER property developers must replace
greenery lost from a site due to development with greenery in other areas within the development
Park Royal Hotel - CORRECT ANSWER Example of Singapore's Landscape Replacement policy. A total of
15,000 sqm of sky gardens, reflecting pools, waterfalls, planter terraces and green walls were designed,
making up 215% of the site area
Oasia Downtown Hotel - CORRECT ANSWER Example of Singapore's Landscape Replacement Policy. It
has a 100% Civic Generosity Index and a 1110% Green Plot Ratio.
Kids in the Canyon - CORRECT ANSWER
Bosco Verticale (Stefano Boeri) - CORRECT ANSWER (Vertical Forest) Pair of residential towers in Milan,
Italy. These tree-packed high rises help cities built for density, adding more housing and infrastructure,
while improving the air quality
Fredensreich Hundertwasser - CORRECT ANSWER Architect who designed the Hundertwasser house in
Vienna, Austria. Was one of the early pioneers of including greenery into building design
Hundertwasser House (Vienna) - CORRECT ANSWER Apartment complex in Vienna Austria with a
Forested roof
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