You have two readings (one longer and one very short) and a 20 minute podcast to listen to for next class.
This first reading is going to provide the basis for our last discussion on urban biodiversity 🙁 in class. It is a new study on- you guessed it- arthropods!- Please at least read the abstract, the methods, and examine the figures (there are also some popular articles about it online). It also serves as a good model of the kind of scientific writing you all will be doing in the next couple of weeks for your projects. We will discuss what this study found, what they could have done differently, and what it means for urban sustainability.
The following pieces will be part of our class discussion on sustainability at the individual, city, and global levels.
Forget Shorter Showers, Orion Magazine. This is a short (2 page) piece basically saying that life changes at the individual level won’t make a difference in sustainability. We will discuss this idea, watch related videos, and examine your own footprint in class.
Finally, this is a 20 minute podcast on what we do and have done with all the poop generated here in NYC- an important component of urban sustainability- Enjoy!
Radiolab Podcast: NYC Poop Train
