City dwellers sometimes exhibit intense protective behaviors and mount fierce defenses of their hard-to-come-by urban green spaces and natural environments, including those living things within them. For the first meeting of Urban Environments, we explore a few recent examples of urbanites struggling to resist forces of development and other pressures to ensure the presence of nature in the city. We might ask questions about what the underlying issues are in these cases, what forces are in tension with one another, and what role “community” played in the resolution of these cases.
Instructions
For the four cases, go to the links and listen to the NPR stories. Feel free to explore related stories. Be prepared to discuss in class. POST YOUR REFLECTIONS ON THE COURSE BLOG BEFORE NEXT CLASS.
http://cornellnr-ue-07.blogspot.com/
Case 1. Hawks in the City
First: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4213496
Second: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4229953
Third: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4244320
Case 2. Machetes and Marigolds
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1393857
Case 3. Guerrilla Gardeners and London
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5404229
Case 4. Defiant Gardens
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5435131
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