Additional readings and resources for March 15 Seminar, by topic. Many thanks to Laura McKenna, Anne Leonard, and Lynda Dias for their contributions to this list.
SHEEPSHEAD BAY:
Bay Improvement Group website:
http://www.bayimprovementgroup.org/
Lustig, Jessica. “Abandoned Sheepshead Bay: No Homes, No Power, No Relief.” New York. 12 Nov. 2012. Web. 5 Mar. 2013.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2012/11/sheepshead-bay-no-homes-no-power-no-relief.html
Brooklyn Community District 15 profile – district profile and data resources:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/neigh_info/bk15_info.shtml
ACADEMIC SERVICE LEARNING:
Butin, Dan W. “Conceptualizing Service-Learning.” In Service-learning in Theory and Practice: The Future of Community Engagement in Higher Education. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. 3-22
Focus on the first chapter. The entire e-book can be accessed through the library, here (let us know if you have any trouble accessing it from off campus):
http://apps.appl.cuny.edu:83/F/?func=item-global&doc_library=CUN01&doc_number=007335328&year=&volume=&sub_library=AL001
“To Hell with All That” by Ivan Illich:
http://www.swaraj.org/illich_hell.htm
Designing reflections for service learning:
http://www.compact.org/disciplines/reflection/
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS:
Guide for Emergency Planners – pp. 1-17
http://nod.org/assets/downloads/Guide-Emergency-Planners.pdf
Look at p. 58, Table 4.1: http://www.fema.gov/pdf/about/divisions/npd/CPG_101_V2.pdf
Preparing Makes Sense Brochure Series
In conjunction with the US Department of Homeland Security and AARP, NOD assisted in the development of the Preparing Makes Sense brochure series, which highlights the key preparedness steps senior citizens, Americans with disabilities and other special needs, and their families and caretakers should take before emergencies occur.
Preparing Makes Sense for People with Disabilities and Special Needs (PDF Version):
http://nod.org/assets/downloads/Preparing-Disabilities-Special-Needs.pdf
Preparing Makes Sense for Older Americans (PDF Version):
http://nod.org/assets/downloads/Preparing-Older-Americans.pdf
