OpenLab at City Tech
Sign In
- OpenLab at City Tech
  
  A place to learn, work, and share
  
  Sign In
  
  Need an account? Sign Up

Skip to content

ECON2505 Env Econ, SP2016TuesD227

A City Tech OpenLab Course Site

Home
Course Profile
Welcome to Environmental Economics
Assignments
Blog Posts
Syllabus
Community -based Environmental Research Project
PowerPoint Presentations and Films
- Presentations by Guest Lecturers
Noteworthy News
Exam Reviews
Final Presentations
Links to Weekly Readings
Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center
Extra credit assignments!

Reading for Tues. Mar. 1

Reading for Tues. March 1:

McClintock_Why-Farm-the-City

Question for discussion: What are the reasons McClintock believes we should farm the city?

Search for:

Recent Posts

Final presentation schedule May 17 and 24 May 10, 2016
Final Presentations Tuesday May 17 & 24 May 10, 2016
Brooklyn Navy Yard Pictures May 10, 2016
Response to March 1 assignment May 10, 2016
Indoor farm in Brooklyn warehouse April 11, 2016
Reading and posting assignment for Tues. April 5 April 11, 2016
Bring copy of article to class on Tues. April 10, 2016
Urban sustainability April 7, 2016
Urbanization Sustainability Index, April 5th April 5, 2016
Response to reading for April 5th April 5, 2016
Urban sustainability index response. April 4, 2016
Rovendra Permaul April 4th Sustainability Assignment April 4, 2016

Recent Comments

Luis Campoverde on Urban sustainability index response.
Sandra M. Torres on Reading and posting assignment for Tues. April 5
Sandra M. Torres on Indoor farm in Brooklyn warehouse
Sandra M. Torres on reading for Tues. Mar. 1
Sandra M. Torres on Response to reading for April 5th

Current news on environment and the economy

Potomac Sewage Spill Becomes Ecological Disaster and Political Fight February 18, 2026
A D.C. utility had been working for weeks to repair a collapsed sewer line when the president blamed Maryland’s governor for the contamination on Monday.
Scott Dance, Maxine Joselow and Eric Niiler
Documenting a ‘Drastically Changing’ Scientific Landscape February 17, 2026
In the Lost Science series, scientists whose jobs or funding have been cut by the Trump administration tell their stories.
John Otis
Historic Climate Rollback Makes U.S. a Global Outlier on Tailpipe Rules February 17, 2026
The E.P.A.’s killing of the “endangerment finding” caps a year of deregulation that is likely to make cars thirstier for gas and less competitive globally, experts say.
Hiroko Tabuchi
Lake Erie’s Storm Surges Become More Extreme February 17, 2026
Officials are designing new ways to protect the shorelines from sudden flooding and longer storm seasons.
Jim Robbins
It’s Mardi Gras in New Orleans. This Year, the Party Might Be a Bit Greener. February 17, 2026
Carnival can generate more than 1,000 tons of trash every year. A coalition of nonprofit groups, city officials and scientists has a plan to clean it up.
Jackie Delamatre
El Niño May Be Back This Summer, Bringing Drought and Floods February 16, 2026
The powerful weather pattern is expected to shift into gear again around June, NOAA said, though its strength this time remains a question.
Eric Niiler

Archives

May 2016
April 2016
March 2016
February 2016
February 2015

Categories

Readings, films, guest lecturer readings

Meta

Register
Log in
Entries feed
Comments feed
WordPress.org

Proudly powered by WordPress

The OpenLab at City Tech:A place to learn, work, and share

The OpenLab is an open-source, digital platform designed to support teaching and learning at City Tech (New York City College of Technology), and to promote student and faculty engagement in the intellectual and social life of the college community.

New York City College of Technology | City University of New York

Support

Help | Contact Us | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Credits

Accessibility

Our goal is to make the OpenLab accessible for all users.

Learn more about accessibility on the OpenLab

Copyright

Creative Commons

- Attribution
- NonCommercial
- ShareAlike

Creative Commons

© New York City College of Technology | City University of New York

top

The OpenLab at City Tech:A place to learn, work, and share

The OpenLab is an open-source, digital platform designed to support teaching and learning at City Tech (New York City College of Technology), and to promote student and faculty engagement in the intellectual and social life of the college community.

New York City College of Technology | City University of New York

Support

Help | Contact Us | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Credits

Accessibility

Our goal is to make the OpenLab accessible for all users.

Learn more about accessibility on the OpenLab

Copyright

Creative Commons

- Attribution
- NonCommercial
- ShareAlike

Creative Commons

© New York City College of Technology | City University of New York