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GEOG 346: Day 25

GEOG 346: Day 25. Conclusions: Beginning of the End. Housekeeping Items. There are some new items in the folder A reminder about the fair tax forum on Thursday night

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GEOG 346: Day 25

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  1. GEOG 346: Day 25 Conclusions: Beginning of the End

  2. Housekeeping Items • There are some new items in the folder • A reminder about the fairtax forum on Thursday night • GEOG 324 students are presentingtheirresearch on various aspects of climate change on Friday from 12:30 to 3:30 in 243. As many extra people as can fit are welcome! • I have four of the five maps; canwehearbrieflyfromeach group as to their design for the DND lands? • Anyothervolunteerswilling to discusstheirprojects? The folks whohaven’t gone so far include: Mousaab, Clayton, Colin, Claudine, Adrian, Chika, Michelle, Chris, Beth, Doug, Patrick, Cody, Kamilla, Mike, Ryan, Derek, Brett, Kyle, Adam, Mary, and Christine. • Todaywe’llbrieflyreviewCondon’s conclusion, I’ll show a video on smart growth, and then I have a discussion question for you.

  3. Condon’s Conclusion • He suggeststhat the sevenstrategiescan serve as stand-alones, but work best whenthey are treated as all of a piece – i.e. in the form of a revampedstreetcar city. • He also alludes briefly in the last paragraph to the qualitative – i.e. experiential – aspects of densercities. The question I wouldlike to discussafter the videois: to whatextent, in addition to anyecologicalfootprint gains fromreducingsprawl, do the new condo develop-mentsbeingbuilt in Vancouver, and even in Nanaimo, contribute to urbanquality of life? Possible categoriesincludeaesthetic, social, and political(as in engagement and empowerment).

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