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Maria Dillard

2010-07-30T19:11:25Z

Mkd0330:

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I am a doctoral candidate at the University of Pittsburgh, a research assistant with the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Veterans Administration Healthcare System, and a consultant with Water Island Consultants, LLC. I have professional experience in the areas of community development, health, environment, and policy, as well as in social science research and teaching. In the winter of 2008, I made a move from the Eastern Caribbean to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (I am not sure I ever recovered from the temperature change!) This seemingly crazy transition was brought on by a desire to seek out innovative ways in which to apply social science to understand and address complex problems facing human communities throughout the world.

‎[[Image:MKD Profile 2.JPG|left|200px|]]

My interest in the intersection of social science and ecology arises from the recognition that social science is often a missing element of research and policy where issues of economy, development, environment, and human well-being are concerned. There is a growing need for social scientists to engage with critical issues like climate change and sustainable development, whether at the global, regional, or community scale. Existing research methodologies and theories face significant challenges when studies of intersecting phenomena and complex systems are the focus. For these reasons, I am interested in developing new methodological strategies that better integrate ecological and social sciences and that address the intersection of the social and ecological as part of a complex, coupled system. My current research focuses on small islands, although I have studied rural, developing communities in the Southern US, Eastern Europe, and the Eastern Caribbean.

Although island life can be a challenge, I hope to experience it again and again. Winters really aren't for me.
--MKD

Email: mdillard@gmail.com

2010 Global Sustainability Summer School-ParticipantSuggestions

2010-07-30T19:06:09Z

Mkd0330:

{{GSSS 2010}}

A few of us thought it might be helpful to have a section of books or readings that participants thought were valuable to the sustainability discussion, or at least good reads! Feel free to change categories, add books, or contribute your own thoughts to books already listed.

== Environmental Studies ==
* "Classics in Environmental Studies" - Nico Helissen (1997).
: Contains excerpts of books and reports from Malthus and Carson to Harrison and Gore. A good way to ramp up quickly on some of the commonly discussed environmental literature. Note the copyright is quite old, so newer stuff is not found in the book.

== Change / Sustainability ==
*Getting to Maybe: How the World Is Changed. 2007. Frances Westley, Brenda Zimmerman, and Michael Patton. 
 
A MUST READ:
The Collapse of Complex Societies, by Joseph Tainter (1988) 
Review from Amazon: "Political disintegration is a persistent feature of world history. The Collapse of Complex Societies, though written by an archaeologist, will therefore strike a chord throughout the social sciences. Any explanation of societal collapse carries lessons not just for the study of ancient societies, but for the members of all such societies in both the present and future. Dr. Tainter describes nearly two dozen cases of collapse and reviews more than 2000 years of explanations. He then develops a new and far-reaching theory that accounts for collapse among diverse kinds of societies, evaluating his model and clarifying the processes of disintegration by detailed studies of the Roman, Mayan and Chacoan collapses." 
A clever approach to a tricky idea - [http://www.grist.org/article/2010-07-15-want-to-join-the-voluntary-human-extinction-movement The Voluntary Human Extinction Movement]

* Global Sustainability - A Nobel Cause. When we were at SFI last week, some of you saw the book on display that [Veronika] was involved in editing. [Veronika] just wanted to mention that the book is an open access publication. You can freely download all chapters at: http://www.nobel-cause.de/ It is a book targeted at a broad audience, but some of the essays are definitely interesting for experts as well. If you want to read again about Geoffrey West's research, [Veronika] strongly recommends chapter 2.

*Climate Change and the Integrity of Science -- This is the letter to Science with many authors that John Schellnhuber showed in his 3rd lecture [http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/reprint/sci;328/5979/689?maxtoshow=&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=mccarthy&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=date&resourcetype=HWCIT.pdf link]

*The bridge at the edge of the world: capitalism, the environment and crossing from crisis to sustainability. 2008. James Gustave Speth.

 

== Science of Climate Change ==
 

Here is a good and easy to read text about the effect from increasing CO2 in the atmosphere. The text explains why one cannot conduct a laboratory experiment to measure the impact from increasing CO2 levels and it offers good arguments against to common skeptic argument of ''CO2 saturation''.
*http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2007/06/a-saturated-gassy-argument/

 

== Economics ==
 
I think this is the paper driving many of Doyne's comments on CBA, though I should probably ask the man himself :^) 
I assigned it to my CBA class last semester, after a long semester of hard work on CBA, they were not pleased... he he he 
Martin L. Weitzman (2009). Additive Damages, Fat-Tailed Climate Dynamics, and Uncertain Discounting. 
Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal, Vol. 3, 2009-39. 
http://www.economics-ejournal.org/economics/journalarticles/2009-39 

*[[2010_Global_Sustainability_Summer_School-PES|Payment for Ecosystem Services]]

 

== Ecological Economics ==
 
This is a web-based course on ecological economics with open access to course materials. *http://metacourses.org/ecologicaleconomics/
 

== Policy instruments ==
The book [http://www.amazon.com/Instruments-Environmental-Natural-Resource-Management/dp/1891853120/ ''Policy Instruments for Environmental and Natural Resource Management''] by [http://www.hgu.gu.se/item.aspx?id=3368 Thomas Sterner] provides a good overview over available policy instruments for the environment, how they function and what kinds of costs they imply.

== Energy Matters ==

How we [http://boingboing.net/2010/07/14/how-we-subsidize-fos.html subsidize fossil fuels]. (Via [http://chartporn.org/ chartporn])

 

== Online Resources ==

* Real Climate Blog- http://www.realclimate.org/
 
* NASA Climate Data - http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/

 
 

== Fun ==
* "Encounters with the Archdruid" - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McPhee John McPhee] (1971).
: A narrative of three journeys with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Brower David Brower], first executive director of the Sierra Club and founder of Friends of the Earth. In each journey, David Brower is paired with a mineral engineer, a dam builder, and a real estate developer. A fabulous and quick read with many take aways.

* "Control of Nature" - another great John McPhee book

* Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water. Marc Reisner. 1993. - Fantastic (if interestingly verbose) account of western water policy.

* George Carlin - Save the planet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eScDfYzMEEw

* Story of Stuff - http://www.storyofstuff.com/

* Beak of the Finch: A story of evolution in our time. Jonathan Weiner.

* Desert Solitaire. Edward Abbey.

* [http://www.tsspivet.com/ "The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet"] by Reif Larsen. Excellent story of a twelve-year-old cartographer's journey to a fellowship at the Smithsonian. Beautiful illustrations. Geographers should especially appreciate the detail of the drawings and mapping of the world.

== Movies ==
* By Hayao Miyazaki - Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away
* By Makoto Shinkai - [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/the-place-promised-in-our-early-days/dvd The Place Promised in Our Early Days]
* By Robert Benigni - [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419198/ The Tiger and the Snow]

Maria Dillard

2010-07-25T15:29:30Z

Mkd0330:

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I am a doctoral candidate at the University of Pittsburgh, a research assistant with the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Veterans Administration Healthcare System, and a consultant with Water Island Consultants, LLC. I have professional experience in the areas of community development, health, environment, and policy, as well as in social science research and teaching. In the winter of 2008, I made a move from the Eastern Caribbean to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (I am not sure I ever recovered from the temperature change!) This seemingly crazy transition was brought on by a desire to seek out innovative ways in which to apply social science to understand and address complex problems facing human communities throughout the world.

‎[[Image:MKD Profile 2.JPG|left|300px|]]

My interest in the intersection of social science and ecology arises from the recognition that social science is often a missing element of research and policy where issues of economy, development, environment, and human well-being are concerned. There is a growing need for social scientists to engage with critical issues like climate change and sustainable development, whether at the global, regional, or community scale. Existing research methodologies and theories face significant challenges when studies of intersecting phenomena and complex systems are the focus. For these reasons, I am interested in developing new methodological strategies that better integrate ecological and social sciences and that address the intersection of the social and ecological as part of a complex, coupled system. My current research focuses on small islands, although I have studied rural, developing communities in the Southern US, Eastern Europe, and the Eastern Caribbean.

Although island life can be a challenge, I hope to experience it again and again. Winters really aren't for me.
--MKD

Email: mdillard@gmail.com

Maria Dillard

2010-07-25T15:28:01Z

Mkd0330:

Maria Dillard

2010-07-25T15:21:25Z

Mkd0330:

[[Image:MKD_Photo.jpg|right|300px|]]

I am a doctoral candidate at the University of Pittsburgh, a research assistant with the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Veterans Administration Healthcare System, and a consultant with Water Island Consultants, LLC. I have professional experience in the areas of community development, health, environment, and policy, as well as in social science research and teaching. In the winter of 2008, I made a move from the Eastern Caribbean to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (I am not sure I ever recovered from the temperature change!) This seemingly crazy transition was brought on by a desire to seek out innovative ways in which to apply social science to understand and address complex problems facing human communities throughout the world.

My interest in the intersection of social science and ecology arises from the recognition that social science is often a missing element of research and policy where issues of economy, development, environment, and human well-being are concerned. There is a growing need for social scientists to engage with critical issues like climate change and sustainable development, whether at the global, regional, or community scale. Existing research methodologies and theories face significant challenges when studies of intersecting phenomena and complex systems are the focus. For these reasons, I am interested in developing new methodological strategies that better integrate ecological and social sciences and that address the intersection of the social and ecological as part of a complex, coupled system. My current research focuses on small islands, although I have studied rural, developing communities in the Southern US, Eastern Europe, and the Eastern Caribbean.

Although island life can be a challenge, I hope to experience it again and again. Winters really aren't for me.
--MKD

‎[[Image:MKD Profile 2.jpg|left|300px|]]

Maria Dillard

2010-07-25T15:18:41Z

Mkd0330:

[[Image:MKD_Photo.jpg|right|300px|]]

I am a doctoral candidate at the University of Pittsburgh, a research assistant with the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Veterans Administration Healthcare System, and a consultant with Water Island Consultants, LLC. I have professional experience in the areas of community development, health, environment, and policy, as well as in social science research and teaching. In the winter of 2008, I made a move from the Eastern Caribbean to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (I am not sure I ever recovered from the temperature change!) This seemingly crazy transition was brought on by a desire to seek out innovative ways in which to apply social science to understand and address complex problems facing human communities throughout the world.

My interest in the intersection of social science and ecology arises from the recognition that social science is often a missing element of research and policy where issues of economy, development, environment, and human well-being are concerned. There is a growing need for social scientists to engage with critical issues like climate change and sustainable development, whether at the global, regional, or community scale. Existing research methodologies and theories face significant challenges when studies of intersecting phenomena and complex systems are the focus. For these reasons, I am interested in developing new methodological strategies that better integrate ecological and social sciences and that address the intersection of the social and ecological as part of a complex, coupled system. My current research focuses on small islands, although I have studied rural, developing communities in the Southern US, Eastern Europe, and the Eastern Caribbean.

Although island life can be a challenge, I hope to experience it again and again. Winters really aren't for me.
--MKD

Maria Dillard

2010-07-25T15:16:47Z

Mkd0330:

[[Image:MKD_Photo.jpg|right|300px|]] [[Image:MKD_Profile_2.jpg|left|200px|]]

I am a doctoral candidate at the University of Pittsburgh, a research assistant with the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Veterans Administration Healthcare System, and a consultant with Water Island Consultants, LLC. I have professional experience in the areas of community development, health, environment, and policy, as well as in social science research and teaching. In the winter of 2008, I made a move from the Eastern Caribbean to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (I am not sure I ever recovered from the temperature change!) This seemingly crazy transition was brought on by a desire to seek out innovative ways in which to apply social science to understand and address complex problems facing human communities throughout the world.

My interest in the intersection of social science and ecology arises from the recognition that social science is often a missing element of research and policy where issues of economy, development, environment, and human well-being are concerned. There is a growing need for social scientists to engage with critical issues like climate change and sustainable development, whether at the global, regional, or community scale. Existing research methodologies and theories face significant challenges when studies of intersecting phenomena and complex systems are the focus. For these reasons, I am interested in developing new methodological strategies that better integrate ecological and social sciences and that address the intersection of the social and ecological as part of a complex, coupled system. My current research focuses on small islands, although I have studied rural, developing communities in the Southern US, Eastern Europe, and the Eastern Caribbean.

Although island life can be a challenge, I hope to experience it again and again. Winters really aren't for me.
--MKD

Maria Dillard

2010-07-25T15:14:38Z

Mkd0330:

[[Image:MKD_Photo.jpg|right|300px|]]

I am a doctoral candidate at the University of Pittsburgh, a research assistant with the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Veterans Administration Healthcare System, and a consultant with Water Island Consultants, LLC. I have professional experience in the areas of community development, health, environment, and policy, as well as in social science research and teaching. In the winter of 2008, I made a move from the Eastern Caribbean to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (I am not sure I ever recovered from the temperature change!) This seemingly crazy transition was brought on by a desire to seek out innovative ways in which to apply social science to understand and address complex problems facing human communities throughout the world.

My interest in the intersection of social science and ecology arises from the recognition that social science is often a missing element of research and policy where issues of economy, development, environment, and human well-being are concerned. There is a growing need for social scientists to engage with critical issues like climate change and sustainable development, whether at the global, regional, or community scale. Existing research methodologies and theories face significant challenges when studies of intersecting phenomena and complex systems are the focus. For these reasons, I am interested in developing new methodological strategies that better integrate ecological and social sciences and that address the intersection of the social and ecological as part of a complex, coupled system. My current research focuses on small islands, although I have studied rural, developing communities in the Southern US, Eastern Europe, and the Eastern Caribbean.

Although island life can be a challenge, I hope to experience it again and again. Winters really aren't for me.
--MKD

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2010-07-25T15:12:28Z

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2010 Global Sustainability Summer School-Projects & Working Groups

2010-07-22T21:35:39Z

Mkd0330: /* Projects */

{{GSSS 2010}}

== Projects ==
Land use transition - Dana, Eli, Jeananne, John, Veronica 
Brock, Kinzig, and Perrings. 2010. "Modeling the Economics of Biodiversity and Environmental Heterogeneity". Environmental Resource Economics [[http://www.public.asu.edu/~cperring/BKP,%20EARE%20%282009%29.pdf]] 
Walker, Holling, Carpenter, and Kinzig. 2004. "Resilience, Adaptability and Transformability in Social–ecological Systems". Ecology and Society. [[http://fiesta.bren.ucsb.edu/~gsd/resources/courses/Walker.pdf]] 
Anylogic Sample Models (Under "Online Demo Models")
[[http://www.xjtek.com/]] 
Dust Bowl Paper [[http://www.sciencemag.org.gate.lib.buffalo.edu/cgi/reprint/303/5665/1855.pdf]]
 
 
[[AgentCollective|Agent Based Models of Collective Action]] - Caleb, Hitesh, Hongtao, Jackman, Shirley, Maria, and Tanya 
 

 
[[Community Case Studies|Communities and Knowledge]] - Donatella, Christina, Yao, Carolina, Anita, Cecilia, Maria, Tess 
 

== Unfiltered Project Ideas ==

1. Interaction between levels of social hierarchy in policy making 
2. Policy networks collective action 
3. How to help communities to be more sustainable considering physical constraints (e.g. water, power) and the role of local policy makers 
4. Modeling policy instruments to assist in lowering aggregate rate of consumption 
5. Find a framework for trade offs between ecosystem services 
6. Conservation strategies that include ecosystem services in their strategies 
7. Applying the New Medievalism concept to sustainability analysis of communities, national parks, and ecosystems 
8. What measures are needed to monitor and understand community well being? 
9. Complex systems methods for sustainability 
10. How can we compare various energy option to determine most appropriate technologies? 
11. making research findings applied - for decision makers, communities, and others 
12. Using agent-based modeling to help identify "voice"/"value" of local people in developing countries for sustainable water resource management 
13. Globalization and sustainability 
14. Preparing for the 2012 United Nations conference on sustainable development (Rio +20) 
15. Human drive to social order and environmental sustainability - complementary or mutually self-destructive? 
16. Human-natural couple systems 
17. Sustainability and resilience of large scale social systems 
18. website/book on ecologic footprint of personal choices (e.g. paper versus plastic if you forget your shopping bags) 
19. How far can a cradle to cradle philosophy take us toward sustainability 
20. Models of sustainable innovation/invention 
21. Agent models to better identify effective policy levers for increasing sustainability 
22. "Sustainable" living means contracted mobility (transportation, food, economic) 
23. Feedbacks between land-use decisions/practices and landscape change 
24. How does community design influence local and global sustainability 
25. Feedbacks in speculative economic behavior in land use and land use transitions 
26. How to fee 9 million people in a world impacted by climate change? Land use transformations. 
27. Physical landscape implications of food-system structures 
28. Looking at the impact of large scale alternative energy projects on local weather 
29. Impact of biofuels on displacing wildlife populations 
30. Markets, natural resources, and inequality 
31. Human cooperation and common natural resources 
32. Gender family and climate change 
33. What's reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation - REDD going to do and not do regarding poverty alleviation and real emissions reductions 
34. Role of food and energy in strengthening rural economies 
35. Indigenous management of natural resources in global markets 
36. Energy (power) systems scaling and sustainability
37. What is the most appropriate (and sustainable) use of biomass resources (e.g. transportation fuels, idustrial feedstocks, enerergy)? What about food? 
38. Energy technology deployment and diffusion 
39. Transformation of the energy system 
40. Energy technology innovation 
41. Prediction of level of future adoption of various energy types 
42. Energy economics 
43. Communicating impact of power decision to consumers 
44. Electric vehicles 
45. Renewable energy sources. Decentralized solar and wind 
46. Energy 
47. Energy and water systems 
48. Community education for universal/global problems 
49. Smale/middle scale solution to make one's life more environmentally friendly and at the same time improve well-being of people (families communities) in developing countries (countries in transition) 
50. Climate cooperation - between entities such as individuals, institutions, and states 
51. Emerging carbon markets in the US West 
52. Pragmatic policies to solve the climate crisis without creating new, even worse, problems 
53. Preparing for the road to UNFCCC-COP 17 in South Africa (CDM, REDD, climate justice, markets) 
54. Equity and climate change 
55. Sustainability as a social organization system 
56. Change in attitude and habits 
57. Societal transitions/transformations - social tipping points - historic perspective and dynamic, systemic perspective

Op/Ed Draft: Strong stands against natural gas drilling in PA - Maria Dillard

2010-07-22T15:19:54Z

Mkd0330: New page: Opinion Editorial Maria K. Dillard 22 Jul 2010 Issue: Development of the Marcellus Shale Formation for Natural Gas Drilling in Pennsylvania To be submitted to: Pittsburgh Post Gazette ...

Opinion Editorial

Maria K. Dillard

22 Jul 2010

Issue: Development of the Marcellus Shale Formation for Natural Gas Drilling in Pennsylvania

To be submitted to: Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Senator Bob Casey D-Pa is on the right track with his recent introduction of legislation to regulate natural gas drilling. The act, which repeals the existing exemption of hydraulic fracturing from the Safe Water Drinking Act, also requires public disclosure of all chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing process. Likewise, the Pittsburgh City Council is also proving to be a significant voice for residents with its passing of a resolution demanding that the state impose a one-year moratorium on Marcellus Shale drilling as tighter regulations for the drilling industry are considered. The resolution and legislation are strong moves in the face of plans to develop natural gas drilling of the Marcellus Shale Formation in Pennsylvania.

For PA residents who are thinking about leasing their land for drilling, contamination to drinking water is among the issues that you have been urged to address by legal representation. In addition, the true value of the gas located beneath your property and potential devaluation of your land are also important issues. The research conducted by the natural gas companies and their lobbyists is not enough, especially for addressing the interests of landowners. Though the research may purport to address issues of water contamination and health impacts, this information is not without agenda.

As landowners in various counties of the state, including Westmoreland, Washington, and Bradford, are being contacted about leasing their land for drilling, the importance of understanding the public health impacts of natural gas drilling is most urgent.

In spite of the needs to explore and develop new means of energy production and the high economic stakes for the state, the potential impacts of natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania - both known and unknown - represent reason for caution, as well as for additional research and careful deliberation.

Residents of PA should support Sen. Casey and the Pittsburgh City Council in their efforts and push for additional legislation that will protect the interests and well being of landowners living on top of natural gas deposits.

2010 Global Sustainability Summer School-Op-Ed

2010-07-22T15:18:50Z

Mkd0330: /* Drafts */

{{GSSS 2010}}

This page is intended for op-ed topics and discussion.

Jackman's Idea: Every year big box stores are built on acres of formerly fertile farm land to both the detriment and benefit of small communities. Every year many of those box stores fail or relocate, primarily for expansion. With the failure or departure of these store, we are left with rural "big box-store blight" - huge, unusable buildings and acres of paved, impermeable surfaces that mar the landscape. Upon abandoning retail locations, I think that box store retailers such as Walmart, Whole Foods, Kmart, Krogers, and many others have an obligation to restore the landscape to its original condition or renovate the buildings and parking lots to accommodate other (non-box store) uses. In an op-ed I would like to motivate the necessity for this policy as well as provide suggestions as to how this might be achieved. I expect that these methods will provide disincentives for some box-stores to locate in areas with this requirement, but this is not the objective. Rather, the objectives are to 1) motivate box-stores to locate carefully, 2) discourage them from moving for the purposes of expansion, and 3) maintain the environmental, social, and community value of the landscape. Perhaps not exactly to the point, but an interesting Ted video about [http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/ellen_dunham_jones_retrofitting_suburbia.html reclaiming and retrofitting suburbia]. 

Way to go Duke... [http://www.dukenews.duke.edu/duke_community/oped.html some helpful tips for writing and getting your op-ed published ]
 
 
Strumsky's Idea: Education and Irrationality: The solution offered for many major social problems is that we can educate our way out of them. This strikes me about as viable as being able to invent our way out of problems. There are too many examples of people having a clear, well informed understanding of a problem and they do not dispute the facts or data, yet choosing the irrational option (or to use game theory, selecting non-dominant strategies). The examples are everywhere; obesity is well understood, the facts and consequences for people’s health is not in dispute, yet obesity and its health consequences are on the rise - not just in the US, but globally. We can go on and on, alcoholism, drinking and driving, smoking, positions against healthcare reform by the individuals who are ill and uninsured. If we can not educate our way out of problems what do we do? We need another option.
 
 

[[M. K. Dorsey's Op-Ed Ideas, Some Old Ones & Pithy Strategic Banter]]

==Drafts==

[[Op/Ed Draft: "Owning coastal property might put you on the rocks" - Eli Lazarus]]
 
 
[[Media:Op_ed_ANITA_CARRASCO.doc‎| Op/Ed Draft: "A Tale of Violence" - Anita Carrasco]]
 
 
[[Media:OpEd_jackman_v1.doc‎| Op/Ed Draft: "Big Box Store Slight" - Dana Jackman]]
 
 
[[Media:Gallemoreoped.doc| Op/Ed Draft: "Fearing Fear Itself" - Caleb Gallemore]]
 
 
[[Media:Oped-Hongtao_Yi.doc| Op/Ed Draft: "Rare Earth Supply Faces Dramatic Decrease: Disaster or Opportunity?" - Hongtao Yi]]
 
 
[[Op/Ed Draft: "Bike Lanes or BP?" - John Baker (Note: I could use help with a better title. Suggestions?]]
‎ 
 
[[Media:Live learn and thrive.doc| Op/Ed Draft: "Live, Learn, and Thrive" - Yao Yin]]
‎‎ 
 
[[Media:The_False_Promises_of_Shale_Gas.pdf| Op/Ed Draft: "The False Promises of Shale Gas" - Joe Cresko]]
‎ 
 
[[Let the river in! - Dana Coelho]]
 
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[[Op/Ed Draft: Strong stands against natural gas drilling in PA - Maria Dillard]]
 
 
[[Sweden should aim for zero carbon as quickly as possible - David Bryngelsson]]

Natural gas drilling in PA - Maria Dillard

2010-07-22T14:58:32Z

Opinion Editorial
Maria K. Dillard
22 Jul 2010

Issue: Development of the Marcellus Shale Formation for Natural Gas Drilling in Pennsylvania

To be submitted to: Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Senator Bob Casey D-Pa is on the right track with his recent introduction of legislation to regulate natural gas drilling. The act, which repeals the existing exemption of hydraulic fracturing from the Safe Water Drinking Act, also requires public disclosure of all chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing process. Likewise, the Pittsburgh City Council is also proving to be a significant voice for residents with its passing of a resolution demanding that the state impose a one-year moratorium on Marcellus Shale drilling as tighter regulations for the drilling industry are considered. The resolution and legislation are strong moves in the face of plans to develop natural gas drilling of the Marcellus Shale Formation in Pennsylvania.

For PA residents who are thinking about leasing their land for drilling, contamination to drinking water is among the issues that you have been urged to address by legal representation. In addition, the true value of the gas located beneath your property and potential devaluation of your land are also important issues. The research conducted by the natural gas companies and their lobbyists is not enough, especially for addressing the interests of landowners. Though the research may purport to address issues of water contamination and health impacts, this information is not without agenda.

As landowners in various counties of the state, including Westmoreland, Washington, and Bradford, are being contacted about leasing their land for drilling, the importance of understanding the public health impacts of natural gas drilling is most urgent.

In spite of the needs to explore and develop new means of energy production and the high economic stakes for the state, the potential impacts of natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania - both known and unknown - represent reason for caution, as well as for additional research and careful deliberation.

Residents of PA should support Sen. Casey and the Pittsburgh City Council in their efforts and push for additional legislation that will protect the interests and well being of landowners living on top of natural gas deposits.

2010 Global Sustainability Summer School-Op-Ed

2010-07-22T14:57:48Z

Mkd0330: /* Drafts */

Community Case Studies

2010-07-20T22:37:35Z

Mkd0330: New page: Community Case Study Project TOPIC: Rural communities and Natural Resources. The Power of Knowledge and its Influence on Decision-Making STEPS: -Those of you who have direct experience ...

Community Case Study Project

TOPIC: Rural communities and Natural Resources. The Power of Knowledge and its Influence on Decision-Making

STEPS:
-Those of you who have direct experience working with communities will share a one page summary of how level and type of knowledge has influenced the decisions that have affected the lives of the communities you work with.

-Those of you who do not work directly with communities can think of a one page reflection of the influence of information on decision-making (maybe think of key debates you have seen in the press and the media, or maybe at the level of the institutions where you work or study).

-Once you have written your one page case study or reflection, try to stablish correlations between amount and quality of information available for communities and how this influenced the results (i.e. inequality, loss of natural resources, creation of factions and conflicts within the community or between communities, loss of traditional livelihoods, or on the contrary, if the community actually did well, what role did the available information/knowledge play in those positive results).

-Please send your one page case study/reflection to the members of the group on sunday night so everyone has a chance to read everyone's imput on monday morning before classes begin.

-After revising all the information, let's aim for a meeting over lunch or in between times on monday. The objective of the meeting is to collectively work on the outline of a publishable paper and provide the central argument of the paper and draw comparisons between our case studies (similarities and differences), and if possible draw some genral conclusions thinking of the broader implications of the relationship between inequality and development in rural communities. This will be what we use when presenting our results to the rest of the class. If something else is needed we can talk about it as we go.

GOAL: Outline of publishable research paper.

2010 Global Sustainability Summer School-Projects & Working Groups

2010-07-20T22:36:18Z

Mkd0330:

{{GSSS 2010}}

== Projects ==
Land use transition - Dana, Eli, Jeananne, John, Veronica 
Brock, Kinzig, and Perrings. 2010. "Modeling the Economics of Biodiversity and Environmental Heterogeneity". Environmental Resource Economics [[http://www.public.asu.edu/~cperring/BKP,%20EARE%20%282009%29.pdf]] 
Walker, Holling, Carpenter, and Kinzig. 2004. "Resilience, Adaptability and Transformability in Social–ecological Systems". Ecology and Society. [[http://fiesta.bren.ucsb.edu/~gsd/resources/courses/Walker.pdf]] 
Anylogic Sample Models (Under "Online Demo Models")
[[http://www.xjtek.com/]]
 
 
[[AgentCollective|Agent Based Models of Collective Action]] - Caleb, Hitesh, Hongtao, Jackman, Shirley, Maria, and Tanya 
 

 
[[Community Case Studies|Communities and Knowledge]] - Donatella, Christina, Yao, Carolina, Anita, Cecelia, Maria, Tess 
 

== Unfiltered Project Ideas ==

1. Interaction between levels of social hierarchy in policy making 
2. Policy networks collective action 
3. How to help communities to be more sustainable considering physical constraints (e.g. water, power) and the role of local policy makers 
4. Modeling policy instruments to assist in lowering aggregate rate of consumption 
5. Find a framework for trade offs between ecosystem services 
6. Conservation strategies that include ecosystem services in their strategies 
7. Applying the New Medievalism concept to sustainability analysis of communities, national parks, and ecosystems 
8. What measures are needed to monitor and understand community well being? 
9. Complex systems methods for sustainability 
10. How can we compare various energy option to determine most appropriate technologies? 
11. making research findings applied - for decision makers, communities, and others 
12. Using agent-based modeling to help identify "voice"/"value" of local people in developing countries for sustainable water resource management 
13. Globalization and sustainability 
14. Preparing for the 2012 United Nations conference on sustainable development (Rio +20) 
15. Human drive to social order and environmental sustainability - complementary or mutually self-destructive? 
16. Human-natural couple systems 
17. Sustainability and resilience of large scale social systems 
18. website/book on ecologic footprint of personal choices (e.g. paper versus plastic if you forget your shopping bags) 
19. How far can a cradle to cradle philosophy take us toward sustainability 
20. Models of sustainable innovation/invention 
21. Agent models to better identify effective policy levers for increasing sustainability 
22. "Sustainable" living means contracted mobility (transportation, food, economic) 
23. Feedbacks between land-use decisions/practices and landscape change 
24. How does community design influence local and global sustainability 
25. Feedbacks in speculative economic behavior in land use and land use transitions 
26. How to fee 9 million people in a world impacted by climate change? Land use transformations. 
27. Physical landscape implications of food-system structures 
28. Looking at the impact of large scale alternative energy projects on local weather 
29. Impact of biofuels on displacing wildlife populations 
30. Markets, natural resources, and inequality 
31. Human cooperation and common natural resources 
32. Gender family and climate change 
33. What's reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation - REDD going to do and not do regarding poverty alleviation and real emissions reductions 
34. Role of food and energy in strengthening rural economies 
35. Indigenous management of natural resources in global markets 
36. Energy (power) systems scaling and sustainability
37. What is the most appropriate (and sustainable) use of biomass resources (e.g. transportation fuels, idustrial feedstocks, enerergy)? What about food? 
38. Energy technology deployment and diffusion 
39. Transformation of the energy system 
40. Energy technology innovation 
41. Prediction of level of future adoption of various energy types 
42. Energy economics 
43. Communicating impact of power decision to consumers 
44. Electric vehicles 
45. Renewable energy sources. Decentralized solar and wind 
46. Energy 
47. Energy and water systems 
48. Community education for universal/global problems 
49. Smale/middle scale solution to make one's life more environmentally friendly and at the same time improve well-being of people (families communities) in developing countries (countries in transition) 
50. Climate cooperation - between entities such as individuals, institutions, and states 
51. Emerging carbon markets in the US West 
52. Pragmatic policies to solve the climate crisis without creating new, even worse, problems 
53. Preparing for the road to UNFCCC-COP 17 in South Africa (CDM, REDD, climate justice, markets) 
54. Equity and climate change 
55. Sustainability as a social organization system 
56. Change in attitude and habits 
57. Societal transitions/transformations - social tipping points - historic perspective and dynamic, systemic perspective

2010 Global Sustainability Summer School-Debates

2010-07-20T02:46:43Z

Mkd0330: /* Main Topics */

{{GSSS 2010}}
Please use this page to organize debate teams and material.

==Disclaimer==

The purpose of this debate is to present reasoned arguments on two sides of a critical sustainable development issue. The views expressed are not necessarily those of the individuals making the arguments.
(Please feel free to edit)

Another stab at the disclaimer --The purpose of this debate is to present reasoned arguments on two sides of a complex sustainable development issue. The views expressed are not necessarily those of the individuals making the arguments. Instead, the individuals are evoking commonly cited arguments from various constituencies about the issue(s) at hand.

==Main Topics==

[[Nuclear Energy GSSS 2010 Debate|Nuclear Energy]]
 
The best way to achieve sustainability is through innovation, rather than changing consumption or behavior. 

[[Climate Change GSSS 2010 Debate|Climate Change]]
 
Climate change is the number one global problem that must be treated with priority.

 
Top-down decision making is the most effective strategy by which to make our social and environmental systems more resilient. 

==Suggested Topics Included:==

– What is most important problem to deal with: emphasis on climate change versus inequality versus ...?

– Cap and trade versus carbon tax?

– Impact * Population of People on Earth *Affluence * Technology (what to lower?)

∗ Lowering consumption/changing lifestyle/cultural values versus technology?

∗ How much emphasis on population control?

– Does religion/religious institutions helpful or hurtful towards achieving sustainability?

∗ Does nation-state system play a positive or negative role on achieving sustainability?

– Is education primary in changing behavior?

– Is UNFCCC most effective way to bring about international climate policy versus focusing on G20 or smaller?

∗ Is world government feasible?

– Should developing countries have binding targets? Should there be cost-mitigation or historical costs imposed?

– Is public sector too stupid or are scientist too dumb?

– Are there intrinsic limits to forecasting?

– Can we overcome global tragedy of the commons?

– Should biofuels play a larger role?

– Should GM play a larger role?

– Is electrification requried for a high standard or living?

– Can United States / developed countries become energy independent without a significant increase in nuclear energy?

– Is sustained growth conceivable?

– Bottom up or top down method for climate change?

– Globalization: good versus bad?

– Is growth the only possible goal for society?

– Is sustainability possible? Under the current democratic system?

– Should individual nations be allowed to support geoengineering projects that might have global implications?

– Is it possible to solve global problems?

– Do we prepare for a Plan B?

– Are market mechanisms essential?

– Decentralized versus centralized energy?

– Mitigation versus adaptation?

– Is it all futile?

– How much should we try to control?

– Is sustainability static?

– Is the world our garden? Is there wilderness?

– Do we need to give up flying?

– Should there be an allocation of ecological footprint?

– Is sustainability an idealology?

- Role of local food in a global economy?

Climate Change GSSS 2010 Debate

2010-07-20T02:45:39Z

Mkd0330: New page: Climate Change Debate Notes (as of Jul 16) Other Critical Issues - Air pollution Conflict Education Diseases Global warming Malnutrition and hunger Sanitation and water Subsidies and trad...

Climate Change Debate Notes (as of Jul 16)

Other Critical Issues -
Air pollution
Conflict
Education
Diseases
Global warming
Malnutrition and hunger
Sanitation and water
Subsidies and trade barriers
Terrorism
Women and development

Climate change is the number one global problem.

Arguments – Pro:

• Not acting climate change nullifies our efforts in solving other problems
• Aggravates many of the other problems, e.g. conflicts, mass migration
• Climate change is happening now and is real; most urgent of the problems; necessary transformation needs time, we need to start now, delaying action makes mitigation more costly
• Co-benefits: air pollution, energy security
• Effectiveness, feasibility, already on the political agenda, heads of state at Copenhagen

Rebuttal:
• Can be addressed as a universal problem; a lot of bottom-up action, evidence that tragedy can be overcome, first-mover advantage
• Uncertainty; risks higher – catastrophic climate change, low probability-extreme impacts events

Arguments – Contra

• Solving climate change will not solve other problems
• By solving other problems we will address climate change (adaptation, impacts)
• (What is REDD doing for other problems)
• Climate change co-opts funding for other problems

Choreography

Moderator: Dana

Maria
Pro-Climate1: 1) Climate change is real and exist, IPCC consensus, consequences of climate change already today, risk of climate change in the future; describe catastrophic impacts; Sure other problems exist -> nullifying + aggravating (exacerbating) other problems; 2) most urgent of the problems; necessary transformation needs time, we need to start now, delaying action makes mitigation more costly

Christian
Con-Climate1: a) Other problems at least as important: e.g. 1 billion people hunger, aids; by addressing climate change you don’t address other problems adequately b) severe climate impacts happen in the future, people in the future will be better off then we today, it makes more sense to deal with climate change in the future and address urgent issues of today

Veronika
Pro-Climate2: a) address second point first: people in the future not necessarily richer than today, growth is not a given, history has shown times of long-lasting stagnation; risk of high impact/catastrophic events, e.g. shut-down of major ocean currents, dieback of Amazon rainforest, even if you are very rich, you can’t make up for these consequences b) Climate affects all facets of society, list co-benefits, air pollution, energy security; health (indoor air pollution)

Carolina
Con-Climate2: Co-benefits don’t play out, REDD, it would be cheaper and more effective to address the problem directly

Tao
Pro-Climate3: a) By including projects into climate regime (emission trading) - new source of money; the goal is not the problem, bureaucracy might have failed, humans are imperfect, b) climate change high up on the political agenda,

Mary
Con-Climate3: a) heads of state come to negotiations because climate change trendy, developing countries care about alleviating poverty, discourse dominated by industrialized countries, media dominated by rich b) climate change is just a symptom; resilience by addressing everything else

2010 Global Sustainability Summer School-Debates

2010-07-20T02:43:51Z

Mkd0330: /* Main Topics */

{{GSSS 2010}}
Please use this page to organize debate teams and material.

==Disclaimer==

The purpose of this debate is to present reasoned arguments on two sides of a critical sustainable development issue. The views expressed are not necessarily those of the individuals making the arguments.
(Please feel free to edit)

Another stab at the disclaimer --The purpose of this debate is to present reasoned arguments on two sides of a complex sustainable development issue. The views expressed are not necessarily those of the individuals making the arguments. Instead, the individuals are evoking commonly cited arguments from various constituencies about the issue(s) at hand.

==Main Topics==

[[Nuclear Energy GSSS 2010 Debate|Nuclear Energy]]
 
The best way to achieve sustainability is through innovation, rather than changing consumption or behavior. 
Top-down decision making is the most effective strategy by which to make our social and environmental systems more resilient. 

[[Climate Change GSSS 2010 Debate|Climate Change]]
 
Climate change is the number one global problem that must be treated with priority.

==Suggested Topics Included:==

– What is most important problem to deal with: emphasis on climate change versus inequality versus ...?

– Cap and trade versus carbon tax?

– Impact * Population of People on Earth *Affluence * Technology (what to lower?)

∗ Lowering consumption/changing lifestyle/cultural values versus technology?

∗ How much emphasis on population control?

– Does religion/religious institutions helpful or hurtful towards achieving sustainability?

∗ Does nation-state system play a positive or negative role on achieving sustainability?

– Is education primary in changing behavior?

– Is UNFCCC most effective way to bring about international climate policy versus focusing on G20 or smaller?

∗ Is world government feasible?

– Should developing countries have binding targets? Should there be cost-mitigation or historical costs imposed?

– Is public sector too stupid or are scientist too dumb?

– Are there intrinsic limits to forecasting?

– Can we overcome global tragedy of the commons?

– Should biofuels play a larger role?

– Should GM play a larger role?

– Is electrification requried for a high standard or living?

– Can United States / developed countries become energy independent without a significant increase in nuclear energy?

– Is sustained growth conceivable?

– Bottom up or top down method for climate change?

– Globalization: good versus bad?

– Is growth the only possible goal for society?

– Is sustainability possible? Under the current democratic system?

– Should individual nations be allowed to support geoengineering projects that might have global implications?

– Is it possible to solve global problems?

– Do we prepare for a Plan B?

– Are market mechanisms essential?

– Decentralized versus centralized energy?

– Mitigation versus adaptation?

– Is it all futile?

– How much should we try to control?

– Is sustainability static?

– Is the world our garden? Is there wilderness?

– Do we need to give up flying?

– Should there be an allocation of ecological footprint?

– Is sustainability an idealology?

- Role of local food in a global economy?

2010 Global Sustainability Summer School-Debates

2010-07-20T02:41:05Z

Mkd0330:

{{GSSS 2010}}
Please use this page to organize debate teams and material.

==Disclaimer==

The purpose of this debate is to present reasoned arguments on two sides of a critical sustainable development issue. The views expressed are not necessarily those of the individuals making the arguments.
(Please feel free to edit)

Another stab at the disclaimer --The purpose of this debate is to present reasoned arguments on two sides of a complex sustainable development issue. The views expressed are not necessarily those of the individuals making the arguments. Instead, the individuals are evoking commonly cited arguments from various constituencies about the issue(s) at hand.

==Main Topics==

[[Nuclear Energy GSSS 2010 Debate|Nuclear Energy]]
 
The best way to achieve sustainability is through innovation, rather than changing consumption or behavior. 
Top-down decision making is the most effective strategy by which to make our social and environmental systems more resilient. 
Climate change is the number one global problem that must be treated with priority.

==Suggested Topics Included:==

– What is most important problem to deal with: emphasis on climate change versus inequality versus ...?

– Cap and trade versus carbon tax?

– Impact * Population of People on Earth *Affluence * Technology (what to lower?)

∗ Lowering consumption/changing lifestyle/cultural values versus technology?

∗ How much emphasis on population control?

– Does religion/religious institutions helpful or hurtful towards achieving sustainability?

∗ Does nation-state system play a positive or negative role on achieving sustainability?

– Is education primary in changing behavior?

– Is UNFCCC most effective way to bring about international climate policy versus focusing on G20 or smaller?

∗ Is world government feasible?

– Should developing countries have binding targets? Should there be cost-mitigation or historical costs imposed?

– Is public sector too stupid or are scientist too dumb?

– Are there intrinsic limits to forecasting?

– Can we overcome global tragedy of the commons?

– Should biofuels play a larger role?

– Should GM play a larger role?

– Is electrification requried for a high standard or living?

– Can United States / developed countries become energy independent without a significant increase in nuclear energy?

– Is sustained growth conceivable?

– Bottom up or top down method for climate change?

– Globalization: good versus bad?

– Is growth the only possible goal for society?

– Is sustainability possible? Under the current democratic system?

– Should individual nations be allowed to support geoengineering projects that might have global implications?

– Is it possible to solve global problems?

– Do we prepare for a Plan B?

– Are market mechanisms essential?

– Decentralized versus centralized energy?

– Mitigation versus adaptation?

– Is it all futile?

– How much should we try to control?

– Is sustainability static?

– Is the world our garden? Is there wilderness?

– Do we need to give up flying?

– Should there be an allocation of ecological footprint?

– Is sustainability an idealology?

- Role of local food in a global economy?

2010 Global Sustainability Summer School-Photos

2010-07-18T23:13:43Z

Mkd0330:

{{GSSS 2010}}

Please feel free to add links to any photos you take during the course of the school here.

[http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=108122461903154613446&target=ALBUM&id=5494531629568805201&authkey=Gv1sRgCJbmnJD1jYWv5QE&feat=email Amanda's Pictures]

[http://picasaweb.google.com/dana.coelho/20100717_Taos# Dana's Pictures]

[http://www.flickr.com/photos/thechairman/sets/72157624526211272/show/ Michael's Pictures]

[http://picasaweb.google.com/mkd0330/MariaSPhotosFromEarthshipsTaosTrip?feat=directlink/ Maria's Pictures]

2010 Global Sustainability Summer School-After Hours

2010-07-16T04:51:33Z

Mkd0330: /* Taos Field Trip */

{{GSSS 2010}}

==Taos Field Trip==
We've arranged a tour of an [http://earthship.com/ Earthship] in Taos on Saturday.

Please sign up here if you are interested in going.

1.Shirley 
2.Anita 
3.Tess 
4.Amanda 
5.Veronika 
6.Mary 
7.Dana 
8.Hitesh 
9.John 
10.Lawrence 
11.Steve 
12. David 
13. Caleb 
14.Dana Jackman 
15.Tao 
16.Eli 
17. Cecilia 
18. Deva 
19.Joe Cresko 
20.Yao 
21.Gabe 
22.M.K. Dorsey 
23.Carolina 
24.Maria Dillard 
25. 
26. 
27. 
28. 
29. 
30. 

==Synergia Ranch==
[http://www.synergiaranch.com/ Synergia Ranch] has invited us to dinner and a tour of their operations on Thursday the 15th (after the Biosphere Colloquium). Please sign up here so that we have an idea of who's going.

John Paul's Camry (4 seats) 
1.JP 
2.Hitesh 
3.Stevie P. 
4.Robbie 

Doynemobile (2 seats) 
1.Doyne Farmer 
2.M. K. Dorsey

Dana's Car (4 seats) 
1.Dana C. 
2.Janeane 
3.Joe Cresko 
4.Tess 

George Johnson 
1. Yao 
2. Dana Jackman 
3 Shirley Papuga 
4. Cecilia Roa-Garcia 
5. Veronika

Debbie's Car 
1.David B 
2.Gabe C. 
3.Caleb G. 

Jim Crutchfield 
1.Jim Crutchfield 
2.Lawrence 
3.Eli Lazarus 
4.Deva 

Gina LaCerva 
1. Maria Dillard 
2. Carolina 
3. Anita 
4. Christian 

Donatella's Car 
1.Tao 
2.Amanda 
3.Mary T. 

Donatella's Second 
1.John B. 
2. 

Unassigned:

==Soylent Green Showing!==

Doyne Farmer would like to have a showing of Soylent Green at his house. Please sign up here and JP will forward you more info. Depending on how many we have sign up, we'll assess transportation options.

John Paul's Car (4 seats) 
1.John Paul 
2.Mary Turnipseed 
3.Anita 
4.Hongtao Yi 

Debbie's Car (4 seats) 
1.Debbie 
2. 
3. 
4. 

1.[[John Paul]] 
2.[[Yao Yin]] 
3.[[Caleb Gallemore]] 
4.[[Hitesh Soneji]] 
5.[[Mary Turnipseed]] 
6.[[Eli Lazarus]] 
7.[[Veronika Huber]] 
8. Tess 
9.
10. [[Dana Coelho]] 
11. Joe Cresko 
12. Gabe Chan 
13. Lawrence Lin 
14. Shirley Papuga 
15. [[Hongtao Yi]] 
16. M.K. Dorsey 
17. Cecilia Roa-Garcia 
18. Amanda James 
19. [[David Bryngelsson]] 

==Bandelier Field Trip==

Would anybody be interested in taking a field trip to [http://www.nps.gov/band/index.htm Bandelier National Monument] for a hike? I'd like to go on Sunday July 18. We'll leave from St. John's at about 11:00 and hike for a few hours, then possibly take a trip up to the [http://www.vallescaldera.gov Valles Caldera] and Jemez Springs.

Please sign up if you're interested.

(Seats aren't necessarily assignments, just so we can see who needs a ride)

Sign Up
JP's Camry (overloaded w/5 seats) 
1JP 
2Yao 
3Caleb 
4Gabe 
5Hitesh 

Dana's Car 
1.Dana Cohelo 
2.Joe Cresko 
3.Lawrence 
4.Amanda. 

Unassigned 
6.Lisa Curran 
11. Hongtao Yi 
12. Tess 
14. [[Michael Dorsey]] 
15. Cecilia Roa-Garcia 
16. Deva 
17. Anita 
18. Carolina

==Ghost Ranch Field Trip==
Is anyone interested in a trip to Abiquiu to [http://www.ghostranch.org/ Ghost Ranch] for a hike?
You can study system collapse, there are carnivorous dinosaur fossils.
Please sign up here if you are interested in going, and if people want to go we will schedule everyone agrees on.

1Yao 

== Farmers Markets ==

The [http://www.santafefarmersmarket.com/ Santa Fe Farmers' Market] is Open Every Tuesday and Saturday in the Santa Fe Railyard! 7am-Noon. The Market is also open Thursday nights from 3-7 pm.

== Open Hours Gym ==

SAC Hours from May 31 – August 14 are:

Monday 6a-7p
Tuesday 6a-8p
Wednesday 6a-8p
Thursday 6a-7p
Friday 6a-7p
Saturday 10a-5p
Sunday CLOSED

There will be open volleyball on Mondays, 4:30-6:30p and open basketball on Thursdays from 4:30-6:30p.

2010 Global Sustainability Summer School-After Hours

2010-07-14T13:59:50Z

Mkd0330: /* Synergia Ranch */

{{GSSS 2010}}

==Synergia Ranch==
[http://www.synergiaranch.com/ Synergia Ranch] has invited us to dinner and a tour of their operations on Thursday the 15th (after the Biosphere Colloquium). Please sign up here so that we have an idea of who's going.

John Paul's Camry (4 seats) 
1.JP 
2.Hitesh 
3.Stevie P. 
4.Robbie 

Doynemobile (2 seats) 
1.Doyne Farmer 
2.M. K. Dorsey

Dana's Car (4 seats) 
1.Dana C. 
2.Janeane 
3.Joe Cresko 
4.Tess 

George Johnson 
1. Yao 
2. Dana Jackman 
3 Shirley Papuga 
4 
5 

Jim Crutchfield 
1.Jim Crutchfield 
2.Lawrence 
3.Eli Lazarus 
4. 

Gina LaCerva 
1. Maria Dillard 
2 
3 
4 

==Soylent Green Showing!==

Doyne Farmer would like to have a showing of Soylent Green at his house. Please sign up here and JP will forward you more info. Depending on how many we have sign up, we'll assess transportation options.

1.[[John Paul]] 
2.[[Yao Yin]] 
3.[[Caleb Gallemore]] 
4.[[Hitesh Soneji]] 
5.[[Mary Turnipseed]] 
6.[[Eli Lazarus]] 
7.[[Veronika Huber]] 
8. Tess 
9. Steve 
10. [[Dana Coelho]] 
11. Joe Cresko 
12. Gabe Chan 
13. Lawrence Lin 
14. Shirley Papuga 
15. Amanda James 
16.[[Hongtao Yi]] 
17. M.K. Dorsey

==Bandelier Field Trip==

Would anybody be interested in taking a field trip to [http://www.nps.gov/band/index.htm Bandelier National Monument] for a hike? I'd like to go on Sunday July 18. We'll leave from St. John's at about 11:00 and hike for a few hours, then possibly take a trip up to the [http://www.vallescaldera.gov Valles Caldera] and Jemez Springs.

Please sign up if you're interested.

Sign Up
1.John Paul 
2.Yao 
3.Caleb Gallemore 
4.Gabe Chan 
5.[[Hitesh Soneji]] 
6.Lisa Curran 
7.[[Dana Coelho]] - I would love a ride but can also drive if the need arises! 
8. Joe Cresko 
9. Lawrence Lin 
10. Amanda James 
11. Hongtao Yi 
12. Tess 
14. [[Michael Dorsey]] 

== Farmers Markets ==

The [http://www.santafefarmersmarket.com/ Santa Fe Farmers' Market] is Open Every Tuesday and Saturday in the Santa Fe Railyard! 7am-Noon.

== Open Hours Gym ==

SAC Hours from May 31 – August 14 are:

Monday 6a-7p
Tuesday 6a-8p
Wednesday 6a-8p
Thursday 6a-7p
Friday 6a-7p
Saturday 10a-5p
Sunday CLOSED

There will be open volleyball on Mondays, 4:30-6:30p and open basketball on Thursdays from 4:30-6:30p.

Maria Dillard

2010-05-19T20:03:27Z

Mkd0330: New page: 300px| I am a doctoral candidate at the University of Pittsburgh, a research assistant with the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Veterans ...

[[Image:MKD_Photo.jpg|right|300px|]]

I am a doctoral candidate at the University of Pittsburgh, a research assistant with the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Veterans Administration Healthcare System, and a consultant with Water Island Consultants, LLC. I have professional experience in the areas of community development, health, environment, and policy, as well as in social science research and teaching. In the winter of 2008, I made a move from the Eastern Caribbean to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (I am not sure I ever recovered from the temperature change!) This seemingly crazy transition was brought on by a desire to seek out innovative ways in which to apply social science to understand and address complex problems facing human communities throughout the world.

My interest in the intersection of social science and ecology arises from the recognition that social science is often a missing element of research and policy where issues of economy, development, environment, and human well-being are concerned. There is a growing need for social scientists to engage with critical issues like climate change and sustainable development, whether at the global, regional, or community scale. Existing research methodologies and theories face significant challenges when studies of intersecting phenomena and complex systems are the focus. For these reasons, I am interested in developing new methodological strategies that better integrate ecological and social sciences and that address the intersection of the social and ecological as part of a complex, coupled system. My current research focuses on small islands, although I have studied rural, developing communities in the Southern US, Eastern Europe, and the Eastern Caribbean.

Although island life can be a challenge, I hope to experience it again and again. Winters really aren't for me.
--MKD

File:MKD Photo.jpg

2010-05-19T19:43:56Z

Mkd0330:

File:SFI Wiki Bio MKD.pdf

2010-05-17T19:53:55Z

Mkd0330: