“Sustainability” as a buzzword devoid of meaning has been one of the prime critiques of mainstream environmentalism in our semesters of environmental studies. This week, we engaged in a panel on sustainability with several experts to shed light on the possible courses we have for the future. Its easy to be overwhelmed by the insurmountable […]
Transitions: Midterms and Project Beginnings
Now we are in November, about a third of ENVS 220 under our belt. We gathered several tools and skills in our labs in the past weeks, learning statistics, GIS, social networks, narrative analysis, and more. We proposed our areas of study, our concentrations, our unique niches in the wide, interdisciplinary field of Environmental Studies […]
Situated Project Beginnings
As we delve into the final weeks of the semester, we have begun to ask questions and situate a project to which we will apply our plethora of tools, skills, and technologies. https://ds.lclark.edu/annablythe/2014/11/10/situated-project-beginnings/
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.
Developing My Area of Interest
In revisiting and revising my area of interest, I have struggled with the clarity of my questions, but I have also been influenced a great deal by Constructing the American Landscape, a history class I am currently taking. How do we ask questions that fall into the four categories – descriptive, explanatory, evaluative, and instrumental? […]