PLEASE NOTE: The memo is due no later than 10:30 PM on 2/13, as per the course calendar.
Your topic must take up the question of the “Future of New York City”, addressing the notion of “the future” from the standpoint of the future of nature and society, not just your own life. You will propose your topic by submitting a new post in the “Proposals” Category, which falls under “Research.”
Full instructions on how to propose are in Written Assignment Details.
If you wish to do a group project instead of an individual one, you may, but you will all need to prepare individual presentations that can be merged into one large presentation, and you will all need to submit individual research papers written only by you.
Here are suggestions for topics and links to get you started. If you choose one of these topics, you will still need to to formulate a research question and explain how you will do the research, per the instructions for Memo 1.
You are of course free to, and encouraged to, select another topic. Ask me questions earlier rather than later. Don’t wait until the last minute.
Ideas for Topics:
Floodgates, Barriers, and other Human-Engineered Structures to Protect NYC’s Waterfront Neighborhoods.
The Wetland: from Detested Swamp to Heroic Protector. The History and Future of Wetlands in NYC.
Braving the Elements: Plans to Heat and Cool Vulnerable Populations in Times of Crisis in NYC
Virtual Trees: Gaming and Post-Modernism in an Era of Climate Change.
The Urban Food Cycle: Vertical and Rooftop Farming, Sustainable Cuisine, and Composting as a Future Way of Life in NYC.
Energy from Waste – Solution or Scourge for New York City? The Re-Emergence of Waste-to-Energy as Public Policy in 21st Century New York City.
As always, contact me with questions.
