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Reimagining Future Sustainable, Climate-Resilient Urban Design For Apia, Samoa: Developing Plans For A Developing Nation, Alyssa Kaewwilai
Reimagining Future Sustainable, Climate-Resilient Urban Design For Apia, Samoa: Developing Plans For A Developing Nation, Alyssa Kaewwilai
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
Small island developing states are arguably the most vulnerable, exposed nations on a global scale to the harmful effects of climate change. Particularly in Samoa, an abundance of environmental, economic, and social impacts have severe impacts on both the country as a whole as well as on an individual level. This study analyzes future mitigation strategies of land use and urban design to recreate Samoa’s capital of Apia as a more climate-resilient city to encourage economic growth and to ensure the well-being of all inhabitants. This planning is based upon current challenges of Samoa driven by climate change such as …
What You Don’T See, Brent Sturlaugson
What You Don’T See, Brent Sturlaugson
Architecture Faculty Publications
Follow the supply chains of architecture and you’ll find not just product manufacturers but also environmental polluters and elusive networks of financial power and political influence.
Museum Exhibit Hints At Miami: 2100, Alex Blencowe
Museum Exhibit Hints At Miami: 2100, Alex Blencowe
Sea Level Rise Collection
Description of the exhibit "Miami 2100: Envisioning a Resilient Second Century" by FIU Architecture and Arts students that created models of predicted sea level rise and flooding in the Miami, Orlando and Key West areas in February 2015.
Concept And Technique: How Traditional Japanese Architecture Can Contribute To Contemporary Sustainable Design Practices, Courtney Angen
Concept And Technique: How Traditional Japanese Architecture Can Contribute To Contemporary Sustainable Design Practices, Courtney Angen
Environmental Studies Honors Papers
No abstract provided.
Factors The Cause Growth And Development In The City Of Lincoln, Ne, Kaylene Tegtmeier
Factors The Cause Growth And Development In The City Of Lincoln, Ne, Kaylene Tegtmeier
Department of Environmental Studies: Undergraduate Student Theses
This qualitative study looks at what factors may contribute to the outward growth and development of the city of Lincoln, Nebraska. The two main factors the study discusses are the Lincoln Public School planners and their placement of schools in the city, and the “American dream” of the people, looking at where the people of Lincoln want to be living throughout the city and what some of their daily habits are. This study also discusses some of the main visions of the city of Lincoln’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan how the plan’s ambitions may affect the two factors looked at in …
Interview With Garrett Moon, The Commons Project, 2010 (Audio), Garrett Moon
Interview With Garrett Moon, The Commons Project, 2010 (Audio), Garrett Moon
All Sustainability History Project Oral Histories
Interview of Garrett Moon by Rayne Walter-Young at Portland State University on August 3rd, 2010.
The interview index is available for download.
Interview With Dan Lajoie, Departure: Architecture Planning, 2006 (Audio), Dan Lajoie
Interview With Dan Lajoie, Departure: Architecture Planning, 2006 (Audio), Dan Lajoie
All Sustainability History Project Oral Histories
Interview of Dan Lajoie by Tirsa Firncrook in SE Portland, Oregon on December 4th, 2006.
The interview index is available for download.
Interview With Yianni Doulis, Yianni Doulis Architecture, 2006 (Audio), Yianni Doulis
Interview With Yianni Doulis, Yianni Doulis Architecture, 2006 (Audio), Yianni Doulis
All Sustainability History Project Oral Histories
Interview of Yianni Doulis by Daniel Woodward in NW Portland, Oregon on December 1st, 2006.
The interview index is available for download.