ESSAY+RESOURCES

[|Links/Sources '17-'18]
Below here, you will see resource links from the previous years. Some is it is relevant for your essays this year as well, i.e. sustainability ideas, green sources of energy, etc. Browse through ..you might find something you want to use in your city.


 * Reclaiming Brownfields/Greyfields **

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 * How Stuff Works: What’s a Brownfield?

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 * Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection: Brownfields

http://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/Environmental/Brownfields-Urban-Waters/US Environmental Protection Agency: []
 * US Army Corps of Engineers:

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 * Ted Talk: Ellen Dunham Jones - Retrofitting Suburbia

thelowline.org
 * The Lowline: A underground park

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 * The Trust for Public Land: Turning Brownfields into Parks.


 * Street Design **

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 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Adaptive Streets: Strategies for Transforming The Urban Right-Of-Way

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 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Gizmodo: //How Bad Street Design Kills Pedestrians//

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 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Gizmodo: //Look How Much Better a City Can Be When It Designs For People Not Cars//

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 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Street Design Guidelines

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 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Planetizen: //Rethinking the Street Space: Toolkits and Street Design Manuals//

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 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Slate: //Unbuilt Highways//


 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Examples of Public Space Design **

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 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Ideas & Inspiration for Better Cities: Simple Transformations Can Change The Way We Perceive Public Space

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 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Planetizen: //The Top 100 Public Spaces in the US and Canada//:

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 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">CityLab, in New Zealand, a Playground Designed For and By Kids:
 * __<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Research Resources: Waste Management __**


 * [|Excellent resources from Lego League on Trash]**


 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Trash History **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Trash Timeline

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|www.alliedwastedalycity.com/kids_trash_timeline-printer.cfm]


 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The History of Waste. EnvironmentalChemistry.com. Aug. 2003. [|EnvironmentalChemistry.com/yogi/environmental/wastehistory.html]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A Brief History of Trash in the USA

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|www.ecomaine.org/education/trashhistory.pdf]


 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">“A Filthy History: When New Yorkers Lived Knee-Deep in Trash.” Oatman-Stanford, Hunter. //Collector’s Weekly//. June 24, 2013

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/when-new-yorkers-lived-knee-deep-in-trash/]


 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">General Information **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Annenberg Learner

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|www.learner.org/interactives/garbage/solidwaste.html]


 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">BBC. Turning Waste into Building Blocks of the Future City. Mitchell Joachim. May 28, 2013.

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|www.bbc.com/future/story/20130524-creating-our-cities-from-waste]


 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Earth911 for Students

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|www.earth911.com/for-students/]


 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Educational Resources from Waste Management [|www.wm.com/about/community/educational-resources.jsp]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Facts and Figures. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|www.epa.gov/solidwaste/nonhaz/municipal/msw99.htm] <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> or <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|www.epa.gov/solidwaste/nonhaz/municipal/pubs/2012_msw_fs.pdf]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA)

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|www.no-burn.org/index.php] (see Resources section)


 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Hazardous Waste Information. US Environmental Protection Agency. [|www.epa.gov/waste/hazard/index.htm]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">How Landfills work. Craig Freudenrich, PhD. [|science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/landfill.htm]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">It’s Not Waste Until You Waste It. Ecokids. [|www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/waste/itsnotwaste/theproblem/how_deal.cfm]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">National Waste & Recycling Association

[|b] <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">[|eginwiththebin.org]


 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">National Waste & Recycling Association

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">wasterecycling.org.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Problems and Solutions with Waste. Toxic Action Center. [|www.toxicsaction.org/problems-and-solutions/waste]
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Recycle City **

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">www.epa.gov/recyclecity/


 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Recycling and Beyond

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/earth/recycle/index.htm


 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Kid’s Pages.

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">www.kids.niehs.nih.gov/explore/reduce/


 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. National Wildlife Federation.

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">[|www.nwf.org/How-to-Help/Live-Green/Reduce-Reuse-Recycle.aspx]


 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Student Resources. US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). [|www.epa.gov/students/index.html]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Teacher Resources. US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). [|www.epa.gov/wastes/education/teachers.htm]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Future of Garbage is – no more Garbage. By Michelle Lodge. February 23, 2013 [|www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/02/23/no-garbage-cnbc/1938509/]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">Waste in Place. Keep America Beautiful. [|www.wasteinplace.org/]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Waste Management. Turning Waste into Resources. [|www.wm.com/thinkgreen/index.jsp]


 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Video **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Future. [|shows.howstuffworks.com/fwthinking-show/future-trash-video.htm]

__**<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Below are resources from the 2014-15 Feeding Future City topic. A few might still be relevant, but focus mostly on the ones above. **__

<span style="background-color: #f0f0f0; color: #494949; display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> Use these online and print resources to help students launch their own research.

<span style="color: #0896cf; font-family: SansationRegular,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">**AGRICULTURAL TIMELINES**
[] [] [|http://www.robinsonlibrary.com/agriculture/agriculture/history/ timeline.htm] []

<span style="color: #0896cf; font-family: SansationRegular,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">**THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURE**
[|http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/05/ climate-change-agriculture-study/1893455/] [|http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Farming/How-climate-change-affects-farming-practices/-/689860/1872914/-/lh­mawoz/-/index.html] []

<span style="color: #0896cf; font-family: SansationRegular,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">**THE BENEFITS AND/OR IMPORTANCE OF URBAN AGRICULTURE**
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<span style="color: #0896cf; font-family: SansationRegular,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">**EXAMPLES OF URBAN FARMS**
[|http://inhabitat.com/hundreds-of-vacant-detroit-lots-to-be­come-worlds-largest-urban-farm/] [] [] [|http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/arti­cle/0,28804,1934027_1934003_1933961,00.html] [|http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/conservation/ issues/vertical-farming.htm] [|http://content.time.com/time/magazine/arti­cle/0,9171,1826271,00.html] [] [] [|http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/ photos/urban-farming/]

<span style="color: #0896cf; font-family: SansationRegular,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">**GREENHOUSE & HYDROPONIC LINKS**
[] [] [] [] [|http://www.cornellcea.com/resourcesPublications/grower­sHandbooks/lettuce.html]

<span style="color: #0896cf; font-family: SansationRegular,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">**GENERAL AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDED**
[] [] ASABE Resource Magazine, March/April 2013, Controlled Environment Agriculture

[] [] Popular Science, August 2009, “The Future of Farming: Eight Solutions for a Hungry World”

[|http://www.popsci.com/environment/article/2009-07/8-farming -solution-help-stop-world-hunger] []

<span style="color: #0896cf; font-family: SansationRegular,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">**VIDEOS**
The Future of Farming

[] Ted Talk: Mohamed Hage of Lufa Farms

[] Food Forward: Pilot Episode, Urban Farming Across America

[] Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture & Food Security. A list of videos and slideshows on urban agriculture. []

<span style="color: #0896cf; font-family: SansationRegular,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">**GOOGLE WORD SEARCH SUGGESTIONS**
Urban Farms Urban Agriculture Vertical Farms Rooftop Gardens Food Security Food Safety Food Technology Aquaculture Hydroponic Aquaponics Container Gardening Agricultural Engineering (or Bioresource Engineering) Biosystems Engineering The Future of Farming Climate Change and Agriculture

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