Please view and be prepared to discuss on October 29.

• Brooklyn Grange Farm: sustainable resource use of urban space and its benefits http://www.growingagreenerworld.com/episode322/

Please read chapter 2 of the following article for Wed. Oct 22 (pgs. 8 – 16) climate_food_commission-final-mar2012

Then look through the rest of the article where specific recommendations for change are made.

Discussion questions:

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Click on Links to Posts and Readings on main page menu and enter your thoughts there.

Please read the attached article, “Sustainable development and tourism destination management: A case study of the Lillemammer region, Norway,” and come prepared to discuss the questions that follow in class on Oct. 15.Sustainable Development Lillehammer

1. What are some of the benefits (positive impacts) that tourism can provide to communities?

2. What are some of the costs (negative impacts) of tourism?

3. How can the good impacts be maximized and the bad minimized so that the local community benefits more from tourism?

4. How can the local community participate more in tourism development?

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Post any impressions, thoughts you had about the visit, photos, etc.

Please read the attached article, “Sustainable development and tourism destination management: A case study of the Lillemammer region, Norway,” and come prepared to discuss the questions that follow in class on Oct. 15.Sustainable Development Lillehammer

1. What are some of the benefits (positive impacts) that tourism can provide to communities?

2. What are some of the costs (negative impacts) of tourism?

3. How can the good impacts be maximized and the bad minimized so that the local community benefits more from tourism?

4. How can the local community participate more in tourism development?