Much of the conversation around sustainable development has focused on designing better “hardware” – energy efficient buildings; renewable energy; leaner, greener infrastructure. While these manifestations of sustainability in the built environment are important, they are not the whole solution....
Nicholas Ashford and Ralph Hall will share their experiences in teaching their graduate level course in “Technology, Globalization, and Sustainable Development: Transforming the Industrial State” at MIT, Virginia Tech, Harvard and Cambridge Universities, and the Technical University of...
For over 20 years The City Repair Project has been supporting communities in reclaiming and taking design ownership over public space, over the space they inhabit. City Repair has accomplished over 700 projects through a mostly volunteer staff, thousands of volunteer citizen activists, and from...
As we move into the darkest days of the year, we shall greet it with with mulled wine, a warm hearth and a homemade, holiday market down at the City Repair HQ! Drop in between 2 pm and 8 pm to peruse crafts, plants, art, and other goods made by locals. We will announce the goods as more crafters...
All are welcome for a night of African food, art, and support for Nigeria. The United Nations Association of Portland Young Professionals are hosting an auction of beautiful art in support of the Sustainable Development Goals to eradicate poverty and improve water management to provide an...
Zahra Golshani is a research fellow and the co-chair of GPSEN’s Research & Curriculum Committee. In her own words…. I got to know the Greater Portland Sustainability Education Network (GPSEN) in mid-2016 and fell in love with its mission and activities. I joined as a research...