Patel College of Global Sustainability

Second week in Washington DC

To date, I have been working on two tracks at the DDOE. The first, with less time input, are two legislative projects. The first involves designing a program outline for beekeeping in the city to support the urban Ag goals, and then legislative language to support this program.

The next involves review, [...]

Last week was my first week of internship in the Office of Policy and Sustainability within the District of Columbia’s Department of the Environment, DDOE.

This office was charged with writing and spearheading the implementation of the city’s sustainability plan. The plan, ‘Sustainable DC’, was published in February to much acclaim for its bold ambition. And, [...]

This week I examined the efficiency of transportation in
Austria and where the future for demand lies. For this reason I created a chart
on the population growth over the past twenty years along with passengers domestically transported through rail, boat, ship, privately owned vehicles, and airway travel for the past ten years. When comparing these figures, [...]

I chose to do my research on ecotourism operations in the Auckland region because the region has a unique situation in that there are various ecotourism options available in close proximity to a large urban center. In other parts of the world, you usually have to travel quite a bit to get to the areas [...]

This week I learned a ton. I visited a local NGO called Chuyma Aru. Heres my findings.
Monday, 27 May 2013, I did an interview with two of the directors of Chuyma Aru, a local NGO that works with local populations to help them remember ancient or forgotten practices. They work with youth and schools as [...]

A day trip of Sydney brings me to this famous opera house.

I’m in Sydney Australia this week for the second portion of my research travels.  It’s hard, but I’ll skip the parts about how beautiful and alive the City of Sydney and the surrounding areas are.  I met with a Green Building Council of [...]

The inside of a Monolithic Dome gymnasium.

One of the first drawbacks about Monolithic Domes for many people is their shape and appearance.  Several people I’ve spoken to on my travels have commented that space is lost around corners, that they are the homes of the future and they are reminded of Star Trek when [...]

As I previously mentioned, I am working on a research project with NZTRI to gauge visitor interest in a “3 day island journey experience” on Motutapu Island, just off the coast of Auckland. When I got to NZTRI they had already gathered the data, which consisted of an online survey on ATEED’s Facebook page as [...]