Throughout our lab project on urban green spaces we have struggled to bring the topic back to global relevance. Our preliminary work showed that most of the literature surrounding green spaces is situated in the northern hemisphere in high-income countries. This makes sense considering urban green spaces seem to be a concern for cities that […]
Archives for December 2015
Conclusions On Urban Green Spaces Project
Being almost done with my group project for ENVS 220, Urban Green Spaces and Development in Portland, I have learned a lot about conducting situated research with limited resources. First, I am pretty proud of the work my whole team put in to put this project together, and I think it turned out pretty well. […]
ENVS 220 Reflection
Environmental Analysis (ENVS 220) has been a large contributor to the growth and change that I’ve gone through this semester. One of the biggest changes for me has been adapting to a bigger and more stressful workload, and 220 has had all to do with that. With all the parts of 220 existing simultaneously, labs, […]
Pride and Humility in Cross Country Races
We awoke to find that it was still dark, still cold, and still raining in not-so-scenic Tacoma, Washington. After grabbing a quick snack, we bussed over to the course and quietly hid inside for as long as possible. But with an hour to go, we needed to leave our warmth and comfort to start warming […]
Chinese Drone Maker Plows Into Agriculture – WSJ
NEWLEY PURNELL in Singapore and JACK NICAS in San Francisco November 26, 2015 China’s SZ DJI Technology Co., the world’s top consumer-drone maker, is setting its sights on the agriculture industry with the launch of a crop sprayer that will test whether farming is fertile ground for drone technology. DJI, which helped kick-start the global […]