ihes summer institute south eastern high school environmental survey, 2010

IHES SUMMER INSTITUTE SOUTH EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY, 2010

Unit 16

Where?THE VICINITY OF SOUTH EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL, ALONG THE STREETS OF: GOETHE, HARDING AND

LEMAY

TOOLS:

ArcView Geographic Information system. To show the spatial relationship between the locations surveyed

Garmin Global Positioning System.To determine precise location of each lot surveyed.

DROP POINTS:These are the locations evaluated by Unit 16

WHAT? Areas of interest were:• Vacant lots• Abandoned houses• Areas where items were “dumped”• Other conditions that could pose a

hazard.

OPEN FIELDS

OPEN FIELDS

ABANDONED HOUSING

SINGLE FAMILY MULTIPLE FAMILY

TRASH DUMPED

OLD TIRES ASSORTED

WHO IS A RISK? This area is directly adjacent to South

Eastern High School, and there are other schools in the neighborhood, allowing for the exposure of a substantial number of children to hazard.

The community around the school is diverse in age, these too are subject to hazard.

THIS IS A COHESIVE COMMUNITY!

CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD Although many vacant lots and

abandoned buildings exist in the area, there is a community of people working hard to keep their neighborhood safe and clean. Surveyors were approached several times with inquiries as to what they were doing, many individuals were genuinely interested in the survey.