UVic-ES480S01-2008
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Issues in Sustainable Communities: Moving UVic Beyond Climate-Neutral was a fourth year classin Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria. The course was problem-based, studented learned by working together to produce a report on how to move UVic beyond climate-neutral. They asked:
How can we do more to solve the problems of climate change than we do to cause them?
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Bulletin Board
The Bulletin Board is a place to post news, ideas, and questions for the class.
New
- Check out this post on backcasting: Strategies for Sustainability: Backcasting 12:47, 2 March 2008 (PST)
Archive
- The mid-term papers will be due on Sunday, February 17th, 2008, at 12 midnight. The following two resources will be useful for preparing for the mid-term: the background and campaign goals statement on the Going Beyond Climate Neutral page. And, the Climate-Neutral Planning report in our Knowledge Base.13:32, 13 February 2008 (PST)
- Check out the new throne speech: B.C. 2008 Speech from the Throne Jamie Biggar 15:42, 12 February 2008 (PST)
- Readings for Monday, February 4th: B.C. Throne Speech and Mind the Gap by Pembina Institute 14:05, 2 February 2008 (PST)
- $2 billion dollar carbon capture and storage plan - So who pays and who benefits? Jamie Biggar 14:05, 2 February 2008 (PST)
- National Inventory Report on Greenhouse Gases:Executive Summary
- Rethinking the Meat Guzzler Jamie Biggar 22:01, 27 January 2008 (PST)
- UVic to lead new BC climate change institute Jamie Biggar 22:01, 27 January 2008 (PST)
The New York Times recently ran an interesting article on climate change and higher education: A Threat So Big Academics Try Collaboration
Projects
The Projects are class assignments and exercises.
Major Reports
Backgrounders and Open Space
Check out this brief backgrounder on Open Space: Open Space Technology
Schedule:
- Monday, March 10: Transportation, Food
- Thursday, March 13: Buildings, Civic Engagement and Governance
- Monday, March 17: Teaching and Learning, Business
- Thursday, March 20: Revolving Fund, University Challenge, Energy
The following pages are for your backgrounders for the reports. They are due at noon of the day before your Open Space session to allow time for your classmates to give them a read.
- Energy-ES480
- Business-ES480
- Buildings-ES480
- Civic Engagement-ES480
- Transportation-ES480
- Food-ES480
- Ecology-ES480
- Revolving Fund-ES480
- Teaching and Learning-ES480
- University Challenge-ES480
Wiki Assignment
The Wiki Assignment is simple. On your user pages (click on your name) write a brief reflection on the following question: Using the Three Links tool, what tools do universities have to help their cities and regions solve climate challenges?
Include one external link in your reflection.
- Wiki Tip: One of the best ways to learn to use the wiki is to copy things you like on other pages by Editing them and copy/pasting the wiki markups into your own work.
Research Briefs
The Research Briefs are designed for small groups of students to research, synthesize, and teach an issue to the rest of the class. We will use them for almost every class in the first half of the course as we develop our Knowledge Base for the second half. After the presentation of the first Research Brief on Monday we will decide on the format of future Briefs and sign up from them.
Here is a Research Brief Skeleton.
- History of Energy Systems - Sarah, Melissa, Caitlin
- Environmental Movement – Amanda, Ryan, Dylan
- Social Change – Sarah Cullingham, Jenny Cohen, Henry Mackenzie
- Global Climate Change – Jayne Rossworn, Ally, Cal
- Canada and climate change – Ben, Tyler, Nick
- British Columbia, Research Brief (UVic-ES480S01-2008) – Emma, Kerry, Anna, Adina
- University of Victoria – Open
Research Briefs Self-Evaluation
Self Evaluation Sheet for Group Projects
- Which group were you in?
- Total number of group members?
- Your name?
1. What do you think were the strengths and weaknesses of your research brief and presentation and what would you do differently in the future?
2. In general terms, how effectively did the group work together?
Please list each group member’s name (including yours), what contributions they made to the success of the group project, and what percentage of the work you feel they did. Remember that the total of the percentages must add up to 100%. Continue on reverse side.
- Name
- Percentage of work
- Specific contributions?
- Name
- Percentage of work
- Specific contributions?
- Name
- Percentage of work
- Specific contributions?
