For our narrative analysis, we decided to look at the webpages of several private colleges and universities in the Portland area- Reed College, the University of Portland, and Lewis & Clark College. https://ds.lclark.edu/travismeng/2014/10/27/narrative-analysis-sustainability-web-pages-of-small-liberal-arts-schools-in-portland-or/
Barbur Boulevard and the Willamette River: Comparing Portland’s Arteries
We compared Barbur Boulevard and the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon as hybrid objects. Click here for our analysis.
Google Tours: RVNA and Beyond
Background This week in lab we explored Google Earth Tours as a tool to tell a geographic narrative. Google Earth uses GIS technologies to consolidate layers of satellite data and images to encompass the whole globe down to individual structures. Following from our class sourced data from last week’s lab in River View Natural Area, […]
Ivy Removal & Douglas Fir Canopy in River View Natural Area
This week’s lab was an investigation into River View Natural Area. We looked for patterns in ivy removal and canopy cover, and our write up is available here.
Patterns of Citation in “Environmental” Literature: A Gephi Network Analysis
Background There is a famous quote by Isaac Newton that states “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” Last semester in ENVS 160, we began our journey by delving into several environmental classics and contrasted these “classic” concepts with more contemporary works. We found that environmental thought has […]