Meet ENVX contributor Drew Williamson! Below you’ll find a brief bio, class level, and a digital scholarship (DS) site link, where you can read more about their work at Lewis & Clark College. Below this information are all ENVX posts featuring this contributor to date; click on any post title to view the full post. To return to all contributors, click here.
Class of 2017 | DS websiteMy ENVS major has focused on studying various modes of transportation in urban settings and how they relate to our society. Some of my key interests include questions centered on environmental impact, social equity (who has the right to the city?) and personal/urban identity within global and local scales. My research has aimed to create a better understanding of how cities of all shapes and sizes can improve (or detract from) themselves through the development and implementation of transportation infrastructure. |
We are proud of all nineteen graduating ENVS seniors this year: they were a great bunch of students to work with over the last four years, and grew tremendously during this time. We’d like to honor four graduating seniors in particular—Lex Shapiro, Jesse Simpson, Hannah Smay, and Drew Williamson—who successfully completed all requirements for honors in envir … |
Drew Williamson’s 2017 ENVS honors thesis, “Constructing a World-Class Tramway System: Building Identity through Innovative Urbanism in the ‘Glocal’ City of Strasbourg, France,” is available as an ENVX publication here. Here is Drew’s thesis abstract: In this essay, I explore the city of Strasbourg, France and efforts the city has made to boost its standing … |
Among students in Lewis & Clark’s Environmental Studies Program, transit is a popular research subject. Living in Portland, it’s not hard to see why; the city is well known for its public transit system, which includes buses, a light rail system, and a a streetcar. Current ENVS students have transit-related interests ranging from gentrification and trans … |
By the time senior year rolls around and we graduate from Lewis and Clark’s Environmental Studies Program, we are expected to be capable of carrying out analytical research. This entails approaching an issue in a way that incorporates synthesis of multiple views and a full understanding of what is actually happening before asking what can be done. This is a … |