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Designing Environment

The Stories and Scholarship of Aaron Fellows

October 2, 2015 By Aaron Fellows

Paper: Human Portrayal in Origin Stories

The following paper, From Deficient To Dominant: Technological Development and Human’s Relationships with their Environments, explores the idea that many cultures’ origin stories depict humans as initially deficient relative to their environments, only to achieve dominance through mastery of fire and tools, especially though the development of agriculture

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I am a student of Environmental Studies and Economics at Lewis & Clark College, with a background in design. I am interested in cities as systems and the role of urban amenities in their development. In particular, my thesis research considers the multifaceted role of the urban forest in shaping cities. I am extremely enthusiastic about data and the perspectives contributed by different ways to analyze it.

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