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GLOBAL STUDIES 490

Week 8. GLOBAL STUDIES 490. Housekeeping Items.

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GLOBAL STUDIES 490

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  1. Week 8 GLOBAL STUDIES 490

  2. Housekeeping Items • As part of the Worldbridger film series, the movie “11th Hour” is being shown tonight at 7 p.m. in Building 356, Room 109 (there is also a Parksville date). I highly recommend seeing it. It was pulled together by Leonardo DeCaprio to illustrate the current global eco-crisis and some of the sustainable solutions. There will also be a panel of local sustainability experts afterwards. • Also tonight, in the same building (6:00-8:15 in Room 336) is a panel discussion on eco-psychology. • As per Sarah's presentation, there's a new book on Darfur by a woman doctor from the region: Tears of the Desert. • We have a new batch of presentations today, but first I want to raise some points for discussion.

  3. Housekeeping Items • I would like to invite discussion of three main issues: • the tool presentations (what is expected and how to find topics); • timing (how we regulate the length of presentations in class); and • workload (whether we are trying to cover too much material in the class, and whether I am expecting too much from you).

  4. “Planetariat” article • I would like your thoughts on the planetariat article. It makes three key assertions. Do you believe they are correct? • that cultures can be divided into domesticated and autonomous; • that autonomous cultures can categorized in terms of indigenous, folk, or counter-culture, and • that such cultures are much more place-centred and concerned with defending ecosystems and the planet as a whole.

  5. Presentations for Today • Zita • Janet • Kaelan • Rebecca • Does that cover everybody? The first tool presentations will be next week (on the 28th), and I will give an overview of themes from my book on Thursday. From now on, all presentations must be a maximum of 15 minutes, and I will give you a five-minute warning. • Re tool topics, the place-making practices in my book chapter offer additional ideas.

  6. TABLE 1: AN OVERVIEW OF THE PRACTICES OF PLACE-MAKING PRACTICE BENEFITS EXAMPLES Placemaking Practices • Ecological (greenbelts/greenways/naturalization projects, “ecological plumbing,” green buildings and site design/ smart growth/new urbanism) • Functional (traffic calming/street reclaiming, community gardens, co-housing/ecovillages/ co-ops) • Aesthetic (participatory evaluation of environments, co-design/ community architecture, community and public art) • Civic (community/ green mapping, grassroots heritage preservation and interpretation, community involvement at the neighbourhood scale).

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