GEOG 442

Day 4

Housekeeping Items

any reactions to Mark Holland? We can probably make use of his matrix in addition to SEED.

we need to start thinking about the class project and what sectors we're going to focus on. One issue that I was discussing with Julian is that of radically reconceptualizing how we think about buildings. That's a possible topic. The issue of greenhouse gas neutrality – the subject of a free webinar on campus next month – is another.

Housekeeping Items

What I wanted to do today was finish up discussing the two last articles on reserve -- “From Theory to Practice” and the SEED model.

On pages 7 & 8 of “From Theory to Practice,” I provide a not-exhaustive list of variables to be considered in throughput analysis and carrying capacity analysis. Which set do you think would be most relevant to analyzing the campus and why, and which ones would be most useful?

SEED Model

Which sectors are of most interest? And also let's go through the planning

stages of SEED (using a specific example) and whether they make sense, working through the details; and

Mark's sustainability matrix and its strengths and weaknesses vis-a-vis SEED, and whether we choose choose one or the other or blend them.