10/23 Assignment & Next Class

10/23 Assignment & Next Class

Here's a way of honoring both issues we discussed at the end of last class.We'll wrap up transportation-oriented development with 2 short pieces, do our Case presentations, then move on to Energy and Green Cities
Transportation - Kendra will share the report she has prepared, and I will briefly share a synthesis and commentary on the blog work you came up with. (30 minutes total)
Case Presentations- Melissa, Caitlin, Emily (5-7 min each)
Nature in the City- Leah, Chris (5-7 min each )
We will skip Behavior Change & Project sharing to maximize discussion & presentation time.
Discussion - Energy & Green Cities- led by Deane (50-60 min)
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Here's the assignment:
Behavior Change- Try out fresh possibilities without being constrained by "writing it up", since no journals.Energy and Green Cities
1) Read at least 2 of the following:
a) Beatley, Green Urbanism, Chapter 9 Renewable Energy Cities: Living on Solar Income (pp. 254-289)
b) New Energy for Cities, the Apollo Alliance report I gave out that is filled with great little Case Studies. Read the 2 page Introduction and at least 3 of the 6 sections. Most are 5-10 pages each.
c) The Energy Efficiency & Renewables chapter of the handout I gave out from "Toward Sustainable Communities" by Mark Roseland, (pp. 87-102) 2) Research one some place, project, or method that attracts you in any of the 3 readings OR the latest energy developments going on at an Ithaca municipal or regional level. (I can help with the local one, if you check with me).
3) Write a roughly one-page blog entry (by late Sunday night, preferably earlier) about what you've learned that you think is most relevant to our course. Ideally, you would link it to context set by the readings for the week and/or the course themes (systems approach, justice/equity, city as organism, community participation, behavior change strategies, etc.) Ideally, read other blog entries before writing, so the learning is more interactive.