500-word course evaluation

You may post the narrative course evaluation here -
I want to say thanks for all your hard work, community involvement and great ideas. I hope you can take forth many different aspects of sustainability that you are able to apply to your lives and teach other about. Have a wonderful break!
 

Blog #22 Urban Gardening/Vertical Food systems (due 11/28)

Prompt: Which of the techniques would you be most interested in implementing; why is this so? Are there one or multiple urban farming methods that would be more suitable to your lifestyle/region?

Give a brief summary of the method and answer at least 3 of the following questions:

1.       What are some of the steps that need to be addressed before the method is put into place?

2.      How does the system work?

3.      What is the up-keep?

4.      What are the benefits of the sustainable system?

5.      If there are setbacks or possible problems with the system, state and explain them.

Blog Reading Assignments for Urban Farming and Vertical Food Systems

 

Rooftop Gardens:
http://content.ebscohost.com/pdf9/pdf/2008/ASU/01Jul08/33566988.pdf?T=P&P=AN&K=33566988&S=R&D=tfh&EbscoContent=dGJyMNXb4kSep7I4zOX0OLCmr0qep7NSsKq4TbWWxWXS&ContentCustomer=dGJyMPGvtkmwrrRKuePfgeyx44Dt6fIA

 Hydroponic Gardening:

http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=632f19dc-32a0-4fa0-9670-8dcaacf3f6e6%40sessionmgr114&vid=10&hid=17
http://www.hydroponics.com/howtoinfo/hydroponics%20articles/strawberries.html (optional)
http://www.hydroponics.com/howtoinfo/hydroponics%20articles/hydroponics_at_school.html (optional)
http://www.hydroponics.com/howtoinfo/hydroponics%20articles/organic_vs_inorganic.html (optional)

 

City Garden Plots:
http://www.independent.com/news/2010/sep/02/garden-plots-now-available-city-community-gardens/
http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/index.cfm?c=39846
http://www.pittsburghpa.gov/publicworks/gardenplots/
http://www.nycgovparks.org/about/history/community-gardens/movement

 

Vertical Gardening:
http://www.oudaily.com/news/2012/oct/24/communitygarden/
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/289407/how-vertical-garden.html
http://www.sfgate.com/business/prweb/article/Vertical-Garden-Idea-Living-Wall-Kit-Puts-4033746.php

 

 

Blog #23 Global Development Blog (due 12/3)

TOPIC: Global Development
READING ASSIGNMENTS POSTED ON BLACK BOARD!!
(Part 1)Harrison, pages 65-66 (BB), (Part 2) http://www.globalization101. org/what-is-globalization/ and (Part 3) pages 278-295 from the book The Lexus and the Olive Tree "Demolition Man" (BB)


BLOG ASSIGNMENT:
Part 1. Describe the problems facing Africans. What are some sustainable solutions to these problems? Read page 65 - starting with the paragraph "Everywhere in Africa..." through the first paragraph of page 66

Part 2: It is impossible to address sustainability throughout the world without running into Globalization.
Read the definition of globalization here:
http://www.globalization101. org/what-is-globalization/

3. Examine and explain the pros and cons of globalization. The most simple solution would seem to be for wealthier countries to intervene and help with environmental degradation, but where is the line between saving the earth and saving culture? Read pages 278-295 from the Lexus and the Olive Tree "Demolition Man" *These selections are saved in three seperate sections- pay attention to page numbers

Blog #21 ( due:11/26)- Alternative Energy Group

Hi all- the artciles are on Blackboard and were also sent in an email
Here is the prompt:
Blog Assignment for this section: Complete both!

1. Biofuel Article *Read pages 7-20, exploring Bioenergy in context, what the term biofuel really means, and its global context.Detail how energy has changed for humans over time (biomass, renewable, etc). What significant events changed the
way humans used energy? Explain what a biofuel is. What are the advantages of using biofuel for transportation, and
which specific biofuels are used for this?

2. Energy in 2030 and Conservation
Choose one type of alternative energy from this article and briefly describe the benefits and negative aspects of utilizing
that type of energy.

Blog #20 Model Communities- Blog due 11/19

Blog questions:

Before you read the articles, what would you expect a model green community to be like? After reading the articles, which model community was your favorite and why? Compare and contrast the values of the communities. What was different about them, what was similar? Which one was your favorite and why? Which one did you think was the best?

Reading Assignment:

 http://directory.ic.org/21097/Avalon_Community

 http://directory.ic.org/23250/ardhanariswaras

 http://directory.ic.org/23826/Birds_and_Bees_Permaculture_Village

 http://directory.ic.org/21624/Costa_Rica_Ecovillage

 http://directory.ic.org/1794/Earthaven_Ecovillage

 http://directory.ic.org/403/The_Farm

 http://directory.ic.org/23968/RainSong

OPEN BLOG #3

Several of you have submitted Open Blog # and #2. I am making this space available for OPEN BLOG #3. Remember this is a space to reflect on any aspect of the class or activities you have taken part in that relate to the class
Thanks!
Autumn

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