Project: Formosa Plastics Global Archive
The Formosa Plastics Global Archive supports a transnational network of people concerned about the operations of the Formosa Plastics Corporation, one of the world's largest petrochemical
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AK COVID-Development Studies Intersections
Aalok KhandekarAnnotation of
I am currently in the process of transitioning my M.A. level course on Science, Technology, and Development with 11 students to virtual instruction. One of my interests in engaging with COVID-19 is to examine how it (should) informs development ideologies and practices. How should students of development studies retool -- conceptually, methodologically, practically -- in wake of the pandemic?
WHO WRITES SUSTAINABILITY
This image represents page 10 in the City of LA’s Sustainable City pLAn 2nd Annual Report 2016-2017.
Essay Bibliography: Sustainability Experts
This is the PECE essay bibliography for:
Visualizing Sustainability in Los Angeles
In this photo essay, I present and caption three images that are meaningful to the sustainability experts in this study.
Beyond Sustainability: A Net-Positive LA
This image is an infographic from the firm SOM and was described as intending to “[advance] SOM's global thinking about the city of the future.” Here, Los Angeles serves as a case-study for this in
(Who is) Thriving in a Hotter LA?
This image is an advertisement for a talk in which “experts in energy, environmental science, law and urban planning will address the challenges of creating sustainable and resilient megacities.” T
Ethnosketch, Core Categories: Sustainability Experts
This ethnographic sketch identifies two “core categories” - collaboration and expertise/leadership - that this research project on sustainability experts will explore.
Ethnosketch, Ethnography for Undergraduates: Sustainability Experts
In this ethnogrpahic sketch I propose and outline a one week undergraduate course module, Critical Sustainability, based on the findings of this research project.
A report by environemntal advocate Xavier Sun that documents water pollution at outfalls around the Sixth Naphtha Cracker Complex through the collection of plastic pellets ("nurdles").