Reading List

The seminar's reading list provides a diverse contextual background on sustainability-related issues. Given the often quickly evolving nature of the field, they are drawn as much as possible from current publications. In-class discussions will help solidify the new knowledge and make connections to the material being covered by speakers. Throughout the program, students will break into small groups to give article presentations. Past selections have included:

"Chicago Climate Action Plan," Chicago Department of Environment

"Global Weirding is Here," Thomas Friedman, New York Times, Feb. 17, 2010

Neighborhoods Issue, Good Magazine, Spring 2010

"To Really Save the Planet, Stop Going Green," Mike Tidwell, Washington Post, Dec. 6, 2010

Nature's Metropolis, William Cronon, Norton 1991, Chapter One: "Dreaming the Metropolis"