STEP Fellows Presentation

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STEP FellowsPresentation

• January 27, 2006
• Jim Allen

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Cincinnati City Evacuation

• Hurricane Katrina
• Formation
• Engineering issues within New Orleans
• Levees, power supply, flooding
• Geography
• Disaster Assessment
• Human-Caused vs. Natural Disasters
• Impact on Students Lives

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Cincinnati City Evacuation

• Scenario
• Festival at Fountain Square in downtown Cincy.
• Tornado SW of Cincinnati heading towards Fountain
  Square
• Data provided
• Rate of travel and diameter of tornado
• Speed of escape routes (walking, driving, cycling)

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Cincinnati Evacuation Planning

• Calculations performed
• Escape Times
• Required time vs. actual time
• Mapping
• Pathing of tornado
• Impact Area depiction
• Escape Plan with Justification

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Cincinnati City Planning

• Factors affecting Population Growth
• Growth vs. Decay factor discussion
• Population Growth Formula
• 4th degree polynomial N(r,t) provided
• Calculation of predicted population for given
  rates and time.
• History of City Planning (optional)

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Cincinnati City Planning

• Population Growth Trivia contest.
• City Planning Board
• Zoning approvals
• Student Committees presented recommendations for
  features to improve their city. Discussion /
  debate.
• Class voted on top three alternatives.

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Cincinnati City Planning

• Student Layout
• Cost
• Tax Revenue
• Desirability points
• Size
• Prizes awarded for
• Lowest Cost
• Most tax revenue
• Largest Population
• Most Desirability points