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Class Notes: 2/22/16

Annotated Bibliography Workshop The Basics Should have a summary Include a description: author, what it is about, purpose Have a citation of the source “Google is your friend, EasyBib is not” when it concerns citing MLA Format Relate it to… Continue Reading →

Annotated Bibliography #6: Social Capital and the Built Environment: The Importance of Walkable Neighborhoods

The article by KM. Leyden focuses on how the built environment affects levels of social and community engagement. A Quick Summary The author states that researchers find people with higher social engagement are healthier than people with lower levels. The author… Continue Reading →

Annotated Bibliography #5: Promoting Safe Walking and Cycling to Improve Public Health: Lessons From The Netherlands and Germany

The article by J. Pucher and L. Dijkstra focuses on the poor conditions for walking and cycling in American cities, and ways to improve them. The authors use The Netherlands and Germany as examples of how to improve these conditions…. Continue Reading →

Annotated Bibliography #4: “Health and the Built Environment: 10 Years After”

This article written by Richard J. Jackson, Andrew L. Dannenberg, and Howard Frumkin is about the reignited interest in the relationship between health and the built environment, and what else can be done to continue developing this relationship. A Quick… Continue Reading →

Midterm Reflection

Differences and Similarities I remember in high school, writing was very traditional. We would put pen on paper, and write about the book we had just read in class. In this class, I have not picked up a pencil at… Continue Reading →

Reading Summary #4: Making Bathrooms More ‘Accommodating’

The article “Making Bathrooms More ‘Accommodating’” by Emily Bazelon discusses how bathrooms have always been defined by clear standards. She also talks about changes that transgenders want to make traditional bathrooms to make them more accommodating. Political Bazelon begins by… Continue Reading →

Reading Summary #3: Recognizing Campus Landscapes as Learning Spaces

The article, “Recognizing Campus Landscapes as Learning Spaces,” by Kathleen G. Scholl and Gowri Betrabet Gulwadi discusses how the whole campus can be used to help to add to overall learning experiences of students. She addresses the issues of attentional… Continue Reading →

Description of Centennial Olympic Park

My exterior built environment is Centennial Olympic Park. It is located at 265 Park Ave W NW, Atlanta, GA 30313, beside the SkyView. It was built in 1996 for the Summer Olympics. The artifacts there include the Fountain of Rings, the… Continue Reading →

Exterior Built Environment Description #5: Centennial Olympic Park

This is called the Gateway of Dreams. The man walking up the steps is Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympics. It also represents his ideals of making peace with other countries through sports. It is located at… Continue Reading →

Exterior Built Environment Description #4: Centennial Olympic Park

This is part of the Garden Walk/Water Garden. The path of this leads to other artifacts in the park. There are five artifacts along the garden. It is located on the right side of the park from the Fountain of… Continue Reading →

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