Presentation Type
Poster
Full Name of Faculty Mentor
Pamela Martin, Political Science
Major
Marine Science
Presentation Abstract
Land litter and pollution are a large issue in current society. Georgetown County in South Carolina is no exception to this with excess amounts of litter lining the streets due to a lack of municipal solid waste management, and possibly a lack of education in sustainability. Litter not only harms the environment but also affects the community and its people while driving businesses and tourists away from the location. This paper aims to explore the litter issue of Georgetown County and its lack of sustainability through a litter index. To achieve this study a heat map of the land pollution will be compared to maps of the county's poverty levels and flood zones.
Location
Poster Session 2
Start Date
13-4-2022 4:30 PM
End Date
13-4-2022 6:30 PM
Disciplines
Political Science | Sustainability
Recommended Citation
Rainwater, Nicole, "Georgetown County: The Issue of Land Litter and Pollution" (2022). Undergraduate Research Competition. 65.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/ugrc/2022/fullconference/65
Included in
Georgetown County: The Issue of Land Litter and Pollution
Poster Session 2
Land litter and pollution are a large issue in current society. Georgetown County in South Carolina is no exception to this with excess amounts of litter lining the streets due to a lack of municipal solid waste management, and possibly a lack of education in sustainability. Litter not only harms the environment but also affects the community and its people while driving businesses and tourists away from the location. This paper aims to explore the litter issue of Georgetown County and its lack of sustainability through a litter index. To achieve this study a heat map of the land pollution will be compared to maps of the county's poverty levels and flood zones.