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Assignment 3 Environmental Policy and Economics

Problem set for the course Environmental Policy and Economics. 

 Problem Set Other Economics SDG 8 - Decent Work & Economic Growth
Assignment 3 Building Technology Laboratory

The third phase of our first lab consists of six parts: 

  1. Submit your estimate of your elf-house temperatures for the first test period.
  2. Download data.
  3. Modify your elf house as needed to keep the indoor temperature closer to the target value of 20°C. 
  4. Re-install the Hobo loggers and again deploy your house on the roof.
  5. Estimate the impact of solar energy absorbed on walls and the roof.  
  6. Use Solar Calculator 2 to design a full-size dwelling (single room is fine), subject to the same goal of a constant 20°C indoor temperature under February weather. 
 Modeling/Simulation Experiential Learning Architecture SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities & Communities
Assignment 3 (Theoretical Environmental Analysis) Theoretical Environmental Analysis

Problem set from the class Theoretical Environmental Analysis.

 Problem Set Other Biology, Earth Science SDG 15 - Life on Land
Assignment 3 - Observe a Public Meeting Methods of Policy Analysis

Attend a public meeting in the Boston area, take careful notes on the event, and report back in a succinct, well-organized informational memo. Be sure to also collect any materials distributed at the event for reference. Your memo should describe the organization, discuss where its power originates, identify the purpose of the meeting, explain the structure of the deliberative process used to collect input, and discuss what, if any, outcome resulted.

 Memo Place-Based Learning Policy SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities & Communities
Assignment 3: Activism Good Food: Ethics and Politics of Food

Please read Brian Martin, “Activism, Social and Political.” and reflect on the question: do we all have a moral responsibility to be engaged in activism in the current social context, (and if not all, then who)? You may consider activism on any topic, e.g., food security, animal welfare, LGBTQ rights, feminism, antiracism, smaller government, pro-life, pro-choice, prayer in public schools, or any other topic that matters to you.

 

 Paper Other Ethics SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
Assignment 3: Big Plan Big Plans and Mega-Urban Landscapes

In Assignment 1, you explored the city through large-scale processes. In Assignment 2, you focused on unearthing key issues in specific Boston/Cambridge neighborhoods. For your final assignment, you will form your own vision, your own Big Plan.

 Graphic Plans, Presentation, Visual Representation, Written Report Place-Based Learning Urban Planning SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities & Communities
Assignment 3: Exploration and Environment Introduction to Environmental History

In planning your paper, you will have to make a number of decisions, some of which you’ve already done. You’ve already chosen the subject upon which you will base your essay (if you’re not happy with this choice, you may still change your mind, but it will mean repeating many of the steps you’ve already taken): now it’s time to focus in on some aspect of your topic and how it relates to the environment. How did nonhuman environments shape or impact the expedition or explorer you focus on? How did a particular moment in exploration change the way people understand the natural world, or the way we live in it?

 Paper Other History Varies
Assignment 4 Environmental Policy and Economics

Problem set for the course Environmental Policy and Economics. 

 Problem Set Other Economics SDG 8 - Decent Work & Economic Growth
Assignment 4 Building Technology Laboratory

The fourth and last phase of our first lab consists of the following: 

  1. Download data from your second test period, which should be a week long and a minimum of six days. 
  2. Compare your measured data with an after-the-fact prediction made with measured outdoor temperature and solar radiation. 
  3. Adapt the provided Matlab .m file to accurately simulate your elf house. 
  4. Prepare a 10-minute presentation for lab next week to describe your work, which should include all data and as much analysis as you have been able to perform. No need to cover Mr. Potato Head. No late presentations, please!
  5. Prepare a written lab report using the provided checklist and submit the report in lab in two weeks. 
 Presentation, Written Report Experiential Learning Architecture SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities & Communities
Assignment 4 (Theoretical Environmental Analysis) Theoretical Environmental Analysis

Problem set from the class Theoretical Environmental Analysis.

 Problem Set Other Biology, Earth Science SDG 15 - Life on Land

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