Tasha Addington-Ferris

  • About
  • Courses
    • Environmental Analysis
    • Environmental Theory
    • (Un)natural Disasters
    • Situating Environmental Problems and Solutions
  • Concentration
  • Projects
    • Cascadia Earthquake Preparedness Community Outreach Project
    • #Portland: Branding City Aesthetics Through Social Media
    • Nuclear Power – Resilient or Not?
    • Objects of Oppression: How Different Perspectives of Logging have Affected Douglas County
    • An Introduction to Community Gardens in Portland
  • Thesis
  • Posts

More Food Doesn’t Always Make You Healthier – Maya Bon, Jay Chu, Tasha Addington-Ferris

September 23, 2015 By Tasha Addington-Ferris

More Food Doesn’t Always Make You Healthier – Maya Bon, Jay Chu, Tasha Addington-Ferris

  Background: In order to understand and utilize SPSS, a Statistics Datafile application, we decided to explore the correlation between the healthy average life expectancy and the NET agricultural output of any given country. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Environmental Data Explorer contains databases with more than 500 variables ranging from national, subregional, regional, […]

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A First Look at Urban Planning

September 21, 2015 By Tasha Addington-Ferris

A First Look at Urban Planning

Urbanization, while on one end results in habitat loss and the expansion of many city’s ecological footprints, is also a way in which to transition into a more “sustainable” urban area.  This leads me to one of my first questions regarding urban planning and urbanization:  what is sustainability??  Everyone wants it, everyone seems to know […]

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Reaching a Decision Re: Urban Planning

September 17, 2015 By Tasha Addington-Ferris

Reaching a Decision Re: Urban Planning

Figuring out a topic that I am interested in enough to work on for the next two-plus years has been difficult, and I would continue to argue that I am no where close to having a definite interest.  The step that pushed me in the direction of urban planning was during an activity for class […]

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ENVS 220 Lab #1 Writeup Link – Jay Chu, Maya Bon, Tasha Addington-Ferris

September 15, 2015 By Tasha Addington-Ferris

ENVS 220 Lab #1 Writeup Link – Jay Chu, Maya Bon, Tasha Addington-Ferris

Click here to view our study on how altitude and canopy cover affects microclimate factors, specifically temperature, humidity, and dew point within the River View Natural Area (RVNA), a 146 acre public-use park characterized by mixed deciduous and evergreen species and located in southwest Portland, Oregon.

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Mountain Goats Are Here to Save the World

September 10, 2015 By Tasha Addington-Ferris

Mountain Goats Are Here to Save the World

No matter where they are, mountain goats are able to walk on walls and look like badasses all day long.  They are better climbers than those strong people that climb rocks.

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