Even a simple Google image search for "Valencia architecture" reveals why people are flocking to this city. Calatrava's work alone justifies the trip. But there is more.
11 February 2011
Valencia just keeps getting better
Even a simple Google image search for "Valencia architecture" reveals why people are flocking to this city. Calatrava's work alone justifies the trip. But there is more.
10 February 2011
09 February 2011
Unpaid GIS internship near campus
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service has a need for a student intern to assist with checking the Cumberland County and Burlington County digital Soil surveys for errors. Automated procedures have been developed to assist in the work, however, the work itself is tedious. The student would learn some specialized procedures using ArcGIS (thus, some prior ArcGIS experience would be helpful), and get exposure working for a federal agency involved in natural resource management.
Estimated time required is 40 – 100 hours to complete this job.
Our preference would be for the volunteer to come in for at least four hours, two days per week, but we can be flexible with the schedule.
If you need any more information or have any questions about this opportunity, please contact:
Trish Long
GIS Specialist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
220 Davidson Avenue, 4th Floor
Somerset, NJ 08879
www.nj.nrcs.usda.gov
732-537-6064
Estimated time required is 40 – 100 hours to complete this job.
Our preference would be for the volunteer to come in for at least four hours, two days per week, but we can be flexible with the schedule.
If you need any more information or have any questions about this opportunity, please contact:
Trish Long
GIS Specialist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
220 Davidson Avenue, 4th Floor
Somerset, NJ 08879
www.nj.nrcs.usda.gov
732-537-6064
LateBlog: NYC street trees
Jennifer Greenfeld
Tree Selection for Survival in New York City
(Apologies all around, but I got a late start and missed some content...)
Over the last 100 years, NYC has had a changing list of encouraged and discouraged trees. Here is the list today.
The City has also conducted a tree census, counting over a half million trees of over 150 species. While in 1995 the Norway maple was the single most frequently counted tree (23%), the latest count found that in 2005 London Plane was most popular (15%).
Measuring mortality rates begins to reveal deeper patterns.
But just because a tree is recommended, it doesn't mean that NYC can get them from a nursery in a quantity that works, at a cost that works, with a history they can trust. While it can change significantly by growing season, some just aren't handy. For example, the hardy rubber tree, Eucomnia ulmoides.
Tree Selection for Survival in New York City
(Apologies all around, but I got a late start and missed some content...)
Over the last 100 years, NYC has had a changing list of encouraged and discouraged trees. Here is the list today.
The City has also conducted a tree census, counting over a half million trees of over 150 species. While in 1995 the Norway maple was the single most frequently counted tree (23%), the latest count found that in 2005 London Plane was most popular (15%).
Measuring mortality rates begins to reveal deeper patterns.
But just because a tree is recommended, it doesn't mean that NYC can get them from a nursery in a quantity that works, at a cost that works, with a history they can trust. While it can change significantly by growing season, some just aren't handy. For example, the hardy rubber tree, Eucomnia ulmoides.
USGS Quad sheets
If you want to explore USGS Quad sheets from around the country, you can search through many at Libre Map Project. Or, you can just look at the New Jersey collection at the NJ Topo Map Depot.
08 February 2011
Planning Board Meeting
The Planning Board for Woodbridge Township generally meets twice a month: normally on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Tomorrow night would be the second Wednesday. Check before you go: 732-602-6005.
The East Brunswick Planning Board holds public hearings on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at 8:00 pm in the Municipal Building. The next one looks to be February 16th. Check before you go: 732-390-6870
The meetings for Edison Township are held on the third Monday of each month in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building at 7:30 P.M. This month that would be the 21st. Check before you go: (732) 248-7249
The East Brunswick Planning Board holds public hearings on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at 8:00 pm in the Municipal Building. The next one looks to be February 16th. Check before you go: 732-390-6870
The meetings for Edison Township are held on the third Monday of each month in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building at 7:30 P.M. This month that would be the 21st. Check before you go: (732) 248-7249
Crime mapping, sort of
This map of organized crime didn't require GIS, but does show quickly social networks can get complicated.
Summer program: Feb 21 deadline
Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Company is accepting applications for its class of 2011 Summer Design Scholars. This is a juried selection, open to upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in architecture, urban design, landscape architecture, and interior design.
We hope you will distribute this link to your students, friends and school acquaintances. The submission deadline is Monday, FEBRUARY 21. Selection will be made by March 15. If you are not the person who should receive this information, we would appreciate your assistance in getting it into the right hands. You can learn more about our program (and applicants can apply) at this link:
www.hewv.com/scholar
This is the ninth year of the program, and our scholars have reported their experiences to be rewarding and life-changing. Scholars, including international students, have come from the Savannah College of Art + Design, McGill, Universidad de Monterrey, UPenn, Yale, Carnegie Mellon, Tulane, Virginia Tech, UVA, Clemson, Penn State, Ohio State, Kansas State, Iowa State, Georgia Tech, and Hampton University. Several Summer Scholar “alumni” have accepted full-time positions with our firm.
If you have other questions, please contact Nick Vlattas, nvlattas@hewv.com, or 757-321-9608.
We hope you will distribute this link to your students, friends and school acquaintances. The submission deadline is Monday, FEBRUARY 21. Selection will be made by March 15. If you are not the person who should receive this information, we would appreciate your assistance in getting it into the right hands. You can learn more about our program (and applicants can apply) at this link:
www.hewv.com/scholar
This is the ninth year of the program, and our scholars have reported their experiences to be rewarding and life-changing. Scholars, including international students, have come from the Savannah College of Art + Design, McGill, Universidad de Monterrey, UPenn, Yale, Carnegie Mellon, Tulane, Virginia Tech, UVA, Clemson, Penn State, Ohio State, Kansas State, Iowa State, Georgia Tech, and Hampton University. Several Summer Scholar “alumni” have accepted full-time positions with our firm.
If you have other questions, please contact Nick Vlattas, nvlattas@hewv.com, or 757-321-9608.
07 February 2011
Lecture: Tree Selection for Survival in New York City
LA Spring Lecture Series presents Jennifer Greenfeld
Wednesday, February 9 at 4:00 pm,
Cook/Douglas Lecture Hall;
3 College Farm Road
New Brunswick, NJ
Wednesday, February 9 at 4:00 pm,
Cook/Douglas Lecture Hall;
3 College Farm Road
New Brunswick, NJ
Tree Selection for Survival in New York City
With the creation of PlaNYC, a sweeping plan to enhance New York's urban environment, Mayor Bloomberg promised to fill every available planting space along the streets of New York City. Ms. Greenfeld will describe how the Department of Parks & Recreation is fulfilling this mandate with particular
focus on how her department met the challenge of locating large quantities of high quality nursery stock, while increasing species diversity. The talk will also discuss how they monitor success.
Since 1997, Jennifer Greenfeld has worked for the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. As the Director of Street Tree Planting she manages what is arguably the largest street tree planting program in the nation, planting nearly 20,000 trees annually as part of MillionTreesNYC and Mayor Bloomberg's PlaNYC 2030. She also managed the 2005 street tree census, created the Trees for Public Health program, developed forestry management plans for community parks, and coordinated a mortality study of 40,000 recently planted trees. A graduate of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Jennifer has also worked in Washington DC and San Francisco.
Alternative to a Planning Board Meeting
EnvPlan Students: If you are looking for a Planning Board Meeting for Assignment 1, I might consider this Hunterdon County meeting if you asked in advance.
Phil Lewis
University of Wisconsin Landscape Architecture Professor Emeritus Phil Lewis is on MySpace. His book, on the other hand, is starting to get scarce.
You can see how Fitchburg WI has their Regional Design guidelines online based on his work.
Here is a local blog writing about Phil Lewis' work. You can see a great photo of one of his large models. The Wisconsin Idea Center features a classic Lewis-ian diagram.
Perhaps the continuing relevance of his ideas is reflected in the fact that students still write about him.
You can see how Fitchburg WI has their Regional Design guidelines online based on his work.
Here is a local blog writing about Phil Lewis' work. You can see a great photo of one of his large models. The Wisconsin Idea Center features a classic Lewis-ian diagram.
Perhaps the continuing relevance of his ideas is reflected in the fact that students still write about him.
06 February 2011
The Northeast Sustainable Communities Workshop
04 February 2011
A World of Change: Climate Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
"A World of Change: Climate Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" featuring Susan Solomon
February 10, 2011, 6 p.m.
Susan SolomonSusan Solomon is a senior scientist at the Earth System Research Laboratory at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She is internationally recognized as a leader in atmospheric science, particularly for her insights in explaining the cause of the Antarctic ozone "hole." Her current research focuses on issues relating to both atmospheric chemistry and climate change.
Please join in for this dynamic presentation, which is part of the Ecologies in the Balance year-long seminar series to examine possible solutions to sweeping and unprecedented global environmental, social, and economic challenges and to explore the opportunities for intervention that these changes represent. A reception will follow Dr. Solomon's talk.
Contact the Office of Community Engagement to register for this event at 732-932-2000, ext. 4205, or discovery@aesop.rutgers.edu.
February 10, 2011, 6 p.m.
Susan SolomonSusan Solomon is a senior scientist at the Earth System Research Laboratory at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She is internationally recognized as a leader in atmospheric science, particularly for her insights in explaining the cause of the Antarctic ozone "hole." Her current research focuses on issues relating to both atmospheric chemistry and climate change.
Please join in for this dynamic presentation, which is part of the Ecologies in the Balance year-long seminar series to examine possible solutions to sweeping and unprecedented global environmental, social, and economic challenges and to explore the opportunities for intervention that these changes represent. A reception will follow Dr. Solomon's talk.
Contact the Office of Community Engagement to register for this event at 732-932-2000, ext. 4205, or discovery@aesop.rutgers.edu.
03 February 2011
New Census numbers: Hispanics outnumber African-Americans
The 2010 aggregate Census numbers are out for New Jersey and one of the most notable findings is that the 1.5 million Hispanics now represent the largest minority group in the Garden State. On the whole, New Jersey grew 4.5% which has political ramifications both within and beyond New Jersey.
Scholarship opportunity
If you are a junior who has been active in the community, you might want to look into the Wells H Keddie Scholarship. If you haven't been active, you might want to consider getting off campus and getting engaged.
02 February 2011
Mixed economic news for LA Firms
It is hard to tell which way is up in the latest quarterly report from the ASLA. Billable hours are down but more firms are looking to hire.
Invasive Species Talk
Ecology & Evolution Graduate Program Seminar
Dr. Alycia Crall
Department of Land Resources
University of Wisconsin, Madison
“The Art and Science Of Invasive Species Monitoring with Citizen Scientists”
Citizen science programs have widespread applications to invasive species science where educating the public and increasing collaboration could prevent new introductions and control existing ones.
During this seminar, Dr. Crall will discuss efforts by the National Institute of Invasive Species Science citizen science program to answer the following research questions: 1) Can citizen scientists effectively contribute to established professional monitoring programs for invasive species? 2) Can p roper training provide skills necessary to collect data comparable to professionals? 3) Can participation in the training program improve knowledge, attitudes, and promote scientific inquiry? Trained as a plant ecologist, Dr. Crall will also remark on the benefits and struggles of an interdisciplinary approach to research when developing programs of this type.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
4:00 p.m.
Alampi Room, Marine and Coastal Sciences
Host: Dr. Rebecca Jordan
Refreshments at 3:30
Dr. Alycia Crall
Department of Land Resources
University of Wisconsin, Madison
“The Art and Science Of Invasive Species Monitoring with Citizen Scientists”
Citizen science programs have widespread applications to invasive species science where educating the public and increasing collaboration could prevent new introductions and control existing ones.
During this seminar, Dr. Crall will discuss efforts by the National Institute of Invasive Species Science citizen science program to answer the following research questions: 1) Can citizen scientists effectively contribute to established professional monitoring programs for invasive species? 2) Can p roper training provide skills necessary to collect data comparable to professionals? 3) Can participation in the training program improve knowledge, attitudes, and promote scientific inquiry? Trained as a plant ecologist, Dr. Crall will also remark on the benefits and struggles of an interdisciplinary approach to research when developing programs of this type.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
4:00 p.m.
Alampi Room, Marine and Coastal Sciences
Host: Dr. Rebecca Jordan
Refreshments at 3:30
01 February 2011
DeBoer Travel Prize reports
LA Spring Lecture Series presents Roy DeBoer Travel Prize winners reports
Wednesday, February 2 at 4:00 pm,
Cook/Douglas Lecture Hall;
3 College Farm Road
New Brunswick, NJ
Traveling is an essential experience for landscape architects. That is even more important for students of landscape architecture—learning creative design for livable places demands first hand studies of existing landscapes. The Roy DeBoer Travel Prize offers students of our depar tment the opportunity to travel and experience landscapes in the US and abroad. In this presentation the four 2010 prize winners will share their experiences and impressions:
Zena Zahalan, Paris
Erin Greenwood, Pacific Coast Highway
Jenna Gatto, Grand Canyon & La Bash
Alexandra Bolinder-Gibsand, Sweden
The presentations will be followed by a reception at Blake Hall.
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