Annotated Bibliography

Learning Places Summer  2019

Annotated Bibliography

Podcast Topic

 

Student 1 Brandon Raeburn

Student 2 Genesis Aguirre

Student 3 Maryam Nawaz

Student 4 Antonieta Barbato

 

“Cadman Plaza Park.” Cadman Plaza Park Highlights : NYC Parks,

www.nycgovparks.org/parks/cadman-plaza-park-and-brooklyn-war-memorial/history. 

The site gives the entire history of the Cadman Plaza Park, memorial and surrounding neighborhoods. Also covers the entire history of the land before it was used for a park. Highly reliable sources coming from the Department of Parks and Recreation.  Was vital for the early stages of planning site performance. 

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS 

MPA IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLICY Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in New York City, A Community Challenge Prepared for the New York City Mayor’s Office of Long Term Planning and Spring of 2012 http://mpaenvironment.ei.columbia.edu/files/2014/06/Reducing-greenhouse-emissions.pdf

The source, written by MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs’ was designed to be a practical, real‐world application of the skills acquired from the summer and fall workshop semesters, describing an environmental problem and then creating an operational and implementation plan to address the issue. The project, completed on behalf of NYC Mayor’s Office of Long‐Term Planning and Sustainability directly answers the question of, “What precautions have NYC taken to reduce CO2 emissions?”

Durkin, Erin. “New York City Unveils Ambitious Plan for Local Steps to Tackle Climate 

Change.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 18 Apr. 2019, www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/18/new-york-city-buildings-greenhouse-gas-emissions

This article is about how a plan to protect climate change. New York City has approved an ambitious plan to combat climate change by forcing thousands of large buildings to slash their greenhouse gas emissions. Legislation approved by the city council puts caps on carbon emissions for building above 25,000 sq ft requiring 40% over all cuts in their emissions by 2030. According to the council “It will be the largest emissions reduction policy ever, in any city,” said the city councilman Costa Constantinides, who spearheaded the bills. So more specifically the law puts caps on the amount of tons of carbon a building may produce per square foot, with different limits for residential, commercial and industrial buildings. 

 

Mckinley, Jesse, and Brad Plumer. “New York to Approve One of the World’s Most 

Ambitious Climate Plans.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 18 June 2019, www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/nyregion/greenhouse-gases-ny.html.

This article talks about removing carbon dioxide from the environment and reducing the amount of pollution. The government is trying to decrease the climate changing atmosphere by planting more trees and reducing the amount of factories which burns gas or fuel in the air causing pollution. There has been different ways to have cardon free environment by using wind, hydropower dams, solar powers and others to create electricity. The officials goal is to slow the speed of global warming. 

 

“New York City Air Quality Programs Reduce Harmful Air Pollutants.” New York City Air 

Quality Programs Reduce Harmful Air Pollutants | Healthy People 2020, www.healthypeople.gov/2020/healthy-people-in-action/story/new-york-city-air-quality-programs-reduce-harmful-air-pollutants.

This internet source discusses some of the major roles in human life and some of the factors that reflect on the populations health. One of the main environmental components is air pollution which causes respiratory disease, cancer and other health problems in the body. There have been surveys done to test the air quality across New York, to identify the cause of the air pollution and how air pollution can be improved. This program could serve as a good source for improving the air quality and developing a cleaner, greener city. Identifying the cause of bad air quality would be a good start toward improving the air quality. 

 

Panwar, Kaushik, and Kothari. “Solar Greenhouse an Option for Renewable and 

Sustainable Farming.” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 15.8 (2011): 3934-945. Web.

This is a research article of the importance of a greenhouse, and how it can provide a controlled environment that can simulate model of our environment. The most important part of the simulation is the level of CO2 that can be maintained, which provides for an ideal atmosphere for growth. This allows for planting to be accomplished throughout the calendar year. We can buy delicious house tomatoes in the wintertime despite the fact that the outdoor climate is not conducive for growth. Furthermore, “Thermal modeling” is being experimented with to further enhance the Greenhouses. This reading is related to my final presentation because it talks about CO2. As a cow, I am eating certain grasses that then get digested in my system. A chemical reaction occurs in my body and the grass changes to Methane gas. Methane gas is a dangerous byproduct that we get when we raise cows. Once again, perhaps research will uncover a new food to feed the cows so they do not produce dangerous gases that destroy our environment; only time will tell if we ever get to that point.

 

Revkin, Andrew C. “A Call for Resilient Farms in Warming world.” Dot earth Blog, 3 Mar. 

2009,https://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/a-call-for-resilient-farms-in-warming-world/

 This article present the super sad reality of how “mankind” has done some real damage to our planet. Furthermore, the article states that even if we were to “slow down” on future damage that we would still suffering from the effects of the last 100 years. For example: we have built tremendous factories. These factories were often run by dirty coal. This kind of pollution has harmed our rivers, as they dumped waste product into the rivers and canals in New York City. The authors suggest that is not lost if we take action. The author also suggests that the entire key to survival is to study organisms that currently exist in these dry and hot environments. For example: Arizona is a magical place that has dry and hot weather. If things will get worse, people would not be able to live there anymore. We can learn about their survival skills (as we learned how the weeds survive in New York City) and how they cope, and how they have evolved. By studying how they survive, we might be able to adapt their capabilities in agricultural crops within our environment. While the CO2 gases are dangerous, we can learn how to stand side by side with them in our environment, as we develop ways for this emission to be less harmful. As I stated above I am a cow, and if you could help me not eat me, I would appreciate it. 

 

Schwartz, Ariel, and Ariel Schwartz. “Study: You Emit Two Tons of CO2 Each Year From 

Eating.” Fast Company, Fast Company, 30 July 2012, www.fastcompany.com/1699727/study-you-emit-two-tons-co2-each-year-eating

This article talks about how our bad eating habits don’t just harm us but they harm the planet as well. A study from Universidad de Alemria (ULA) claims that individual food consumption is responsible for emitting approximately two tons of carbon dioxide each year from the time food is produced to when it is excreted. That’s beyond 20% of the average person’s yearly CO2 emissions in Spain, where the study was conducted. With that being said its not surprising that animal production (including emissions from cow burps and farts), transportation, food packaging, and preparation are all familiar causes of greenhouse gas emissions. But human excrement? The study takes into account the CO2 produced by the human metabolism, as well as the emissions generated by toilet paper and toilet water.