Parks and Public SpaceGEO 105 – New York City Energy Case Study Semester Project - Fall, 2015 ?

? It is your responsibility to manage your schedule so that you are able to submit the project by the deadline. If you anticipate problems, submit it prior to the time it is due. ? Completed projects are to be submitted, by email, There will be a ten point penalty for each calendar day by which your report submission is late. ? Each student has been assigned a specified chapter from PlaNYC. ? Each student is also assigned the PlaNYC chapter on Energy. ? For your convenience, the full PlaNYC report is posted in the NYC Energy Case Study Project folder within the Documents folder on Blackboard. Read the posted version of PlaNYC. ? The chapters assigned to each student are also listed in the NYC Energy Case Study Project folder within the Documents folder on Blackboard. ? In addition to your individually assigned PlaNYC chapter, you must consider the contents of the Energy chapter when you write your report. ? You must also find and read at least three outside sources that relate to the topic of your individually assigned PlaNYC chapter. Your Assignment Write and submit a report, with a discussion section of about 5 pages of double-spaced text, and with images or diagrams, if appropriate, explaining how, in your opinion, the component of PlaNYC discussed in your assigned chapter should be implemented, with an emphasis on how it relates to energy. In addition to the 5- page discussion section, include a title page with your name, student ID, and the title of your assigned chapter. At the end of the report, include a page with a list of at least 3 references that you consulted in addition to PlaNYC, in order to develop ideas for your report. The ideas you present in your discussion section may take into account how energy efficiency, sustainability, environmental effects, consumption, and production relate to the topic of your assigned chapter. It should consider how energy production or use affects your component of the plan, and how your component of the plan requires or affects energy use. Keep in mind the possible impacts that climate change may have on the functions discussed in your assigned chapter, and how these impacts can be mitigated. Include, in your report: ? A title page with your name, ID, and the name of your assigned chapter ? Content (about 5 pages, double-spaced, of the following): o an introductory abstract o text o diagrams, charts, or illustrations, if appropriate o citations of references to facts within the discussion section (any clear format is OK) ? On an additional page: a List of References cited in the discussion section (at least 3 references in addition to PlaNYC). Any clear format for listing of the references is acceptable. PlaNYC Chapters One of the following is assigned individually to each student: ? Housing and Neighborhoods ? Parks and Public Space ? Brownfields ? Waterways ? Water Supply ? Transportation ? Air Quality ? Solid Waste ? Climate Change In addition, the following chapter is assigned for every student to read: ? Energy Your report needs to be based on both your individually assigned chapter and the PlaNYC Energy chapter. Therefore, you need to consider, in your report, how your assigned chapter relates to issues that pertain to energy, and how you can improve upon the ideas presented by your assigned PlaNYC chapter. Examples of How Energy Might Relate to Selected PlaNYC Chapters How energy is needed in the implementation and for the sustainability of your assigned component of the plan ? Example: energy is needed for building and operating mass transportation systems. ? Processing of solid waste requires energy, but energy can also be derived from the waste. ? Energy is needed for sewage treatment along the waterways. How environmental effects of energy production and use might relate to or impact your assigned component ? Example: In response to sea level rise caused by climate change, power plants could be moved to higher ground. ? Example: Burning of oil for heating buildings can affect air quality. ? Example: without proper regulation, fracking in upstate New York might impact the quality of New York City’s water supply. How efficient and sustainable energy use practices can be advanced by, or can be applied to applied to, the implementation of your component of the plan. ? Example: Discouraging the development of high density housing and neighborhoods in lowlying areas, in favor of more elevated areas, would result in reduced need for rebuilding, which uses energy, after a major storm surge. ? Example: Parks and public space, such as the High Line, can encourage people to walk to destinations instead of using more energy-intensive modes of transportation. ? Example: Brownfields could potentially be used as a site for new electric production facilities. ? Example: Waterways might be appropriate sites for tidal and wind energy facilities, and for new mass transit ferry lines. ? Example: Solid waste can be partially converted to methane for energy production. ? Housing and Neighborhoods, with a stock of buildings that are well insulated and energy efficient, can help us conserve energy. The above examples are intended to get you started. While planning and writing your report, you should consider additional ways in which energy relates to your assigned PlaNYC component. Use your imagination and creativity, and feel free to discuss your ideas with other people. Communicate with the GEO 105 instructor, if you have any questions regarding how you should proceed with the project.