Planning for Sustainable Development

Calendar

WEEK #	TOPICS
Part I - Framing Sustainability: Global Problems and Local Actions
1	Introduction and Overview Review of Assignment
2	Some Prominent Ways of Framing Sustainability
3	Framing Sustainability Locally: An International Comparison
4	Framing Sustainability as Local Action: Cambridge and MIT Guest: Rosalie Anders, Cambridge Department of Community Planning Steven Lanou, MIT Environmental Programs Office
5	Understanding and Managing Change in Organizational Settings
6	Sustainability and Innovation
Part II - Local Sustainability Initiatives: Networks, Designs, and Communities of Practice
7	Promoting Sustainability in State and Local Government Guests Kim Lundgren - ICELI Ian Finlayson - Massachusetts State Sustainability Office
8	Sustainable Action at a University Guests Laxmi Rao - Project Manager, MIT Facilities Office Jaclyn Emig - Longwood Green Campus Initiative Program Coordinator
9	Preliminary Presentations and In-class Critique Guest Critic - John de Monchaux
10	Building a Story about Change
11	Working Session
12	Final Presentations