Environmental Science 12th Edition by William Cunningham,Mary Ann Cunningham

Exercise 22

How sustainable is your school What could you, your fellow students, the faculty, staff, and administration do to make your campus more environmentally friendly Perhaps you and your classmates could carry out an environmental audit of your school. Some of the following items are things you could observe for yourself; other information you'd need to get from the campus administrators.
Transportation. Does your school own any fuel-efficient vehicles (hybrids or other high-mileage models) If you were making a presentation to an administrator to encourage him or her to purchase efficient vehicles, what arguments would you use How many students commute to campus Are they encouraged to carpool or use public transportation How might you promote efficient transportation How much total space on your campus is devoted to parking What's the cost per vehicle to build and maintain parking How else might that money be spent to facilitate efficient transportation Where does runoff from parking lots and streets go What are the environmental impacts of this storm runoff