The final presentation schedule which was distributed in class on Monday is posted again here. Please see reminders to arrive on time, bring final drafts on the day you are scheduled to present, and to attend both classes to receive full credit for your presentation.

Presentation Schedule_Monday

Copy of the presentation guidelines posted here (this was also distributed in class on Monday).

Guidelines for Presentations

1)According to Atkinson and Hackler, what do neoclassical economists view as the most effective policy in addressing the challenges of climate change?

They are in favor of Carbon tax, where depending on how much green house gases you produce you’re taxed on it.

2)The authors discuss their theory of “Innovation Economics.” What reasons do authors cite as to why Innovation Economics offers a more effective framework for addressing the economic realities of the 21^st century.

For people to think of new ways to provide clean energy; a new type of market and the best method will make the most money and help fight against climate change. This is to also help with the economy that fluctuates a lot.

A new growth area in urban agriculture?

Brooklyn warehouse-based Aquaponics-greenhouse

Please bring your copy of “New models for sustainable growth in emerging-market cities” for Monday’s class.

Please see posted reading and questions on which to post for Monday April 4.

The questions have been numbered and appear under the “Exam Reviews” tab.

Six short answer questions from this list (the midterm, as mentioned, will also include some definitions, many of which you will find from class notes and the assigned readings

Bee Hives

The building in the back ground is Now the museum once the officers Quarters

Oysters being raised for repopulation of the rivers around New York

Front and back view of a solar water heater

Front View

Solar and Wind powered street lamps

On March 7, 2016 my Environmental Economics Class had a field trip to the Brooklyn Navy yard .The information received from the tour guide was very intriguing and worth the time and money spent. The only regret about this trip is the time of the season which was almost the end of the winter. The reason for me to say this is because of this cold weather we weren’t able to see the roof top farming that produces fresh vegetables for human consumption.

For over 150 years, the Brooklyn Navy Yard churned out America’s most famous fighting ships, from the USS Maine to the USS Missouri. Today, the Yard is considered a national model for sustainable urban industrial parks. This tour, given in partnership with Turnstile Tours, explores the 300-acre facility and offers opportunities to get off the bus for a closer look at the Yard’s most intriguing sites, including a dry dock that’s been used since before the Civil War, the 24-acre former Navy hospital campus that is virtually frozen in time and the nation’s first multi-story LEED Gold-certified industrial building. Oral history clips, historical photographs and insight into today’s Yard business are also among the highlights of this comprehensive “Best of New York” tour.

Being an Electrical Engineering student at New York City College of technology I would like to one day own my own business selling and installing solar and wind power devices to consumers. While on the tour I notice some street lamps equipped with a solar panel and wind turbine. I asked the tour guide if these lamps were in use and he said yes there about 100 of street lamps that are in use. These lamps are used to light up the up streets at nights or when the weather overcast with limited sunlight. This was the most interesting part of the tour and one day I will return to find out some information on where I can get to meet with the company that produces the se lamps.

Two optional extra credit assignments have been posted under a new menu item Extra Credit Assignments. These are a great opportunity to both earn extra credit toward your final presentation and to share with fellow students throughout the college the projects you are working on in Environmental Economics.

**If you choose to participate in the Knowing Brooklyn event, please let me know in class or via email by Tuesday, March 22.

The reading for this Monday, March 21 has been posted. Our guest lecturer will be Prof. D. Mincyte, Sociology. Her presentation will be followed by a discussion of the reading and then a review for the midterm exam.