| EPA ReVA Project
for Smaller Watersheds |
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Overview: The Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection (DEP) awarded the Center for Sustainable
Communities at Temple University Ambler $300,000 to create a model to
implement the Environmental Protection Agency’s Regional Vulnerability
Assessment (ReVA) project for smaller watersheds.
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Sample Indicator Maps |
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The
goal of ReVA was to evaluate the impacts of future land use on
ecological diversity and environmental resources. The existing models
for ReVA — which may be used by researchers to create future development
scenarios — focus predominantly on large river basins. The Center study
is taking the methodology of ReVA and downscaling it for smaller
watersheds, such as the Pennypack Creek. The Pennypack is being used to
develop a scenario-type analysis model, which can then be applied to
other watersheds. |
Generic Ecological
Vulnerability Assessment Workflow
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In September 2003, the
Center developed five major work categories for the ReVA project:
modeling, decision-making, information and data analysis, ecological
assessment, and environmental indicators.
Read the final
report >> |
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Projected 2030 Land Use - Municipal
Smart Growth Scenario
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