Category Archives: planning

Sustainability Studies Professor Brad Hunt Publishes New Book, “Planning Chicago”

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

Sustainability Studies faculty member D. Bradford Hunt has just published a new book entitled Planning Chicago, co-authored with Jon B. DeVries, head of Roosevelt’s Real Estate Program, and published by the American Planning Association. Planning Chicago traces the work of … Continue reading →

Posted in faculty, history, humanities, planning, policy, publications, research, Roosevelt

Mapping Urban Agriculture in Chicago: A New View of Backyard Gardens

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

Urban agriculture is all the rage these days, for lots of good reasons. But how much of it is going on in our cities, and where in particular? Some PhD students at the University of IL decided to find out, … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, community, food, planning

Sustainable Chicago 2015

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

When he took office in 2011, Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel dismantled the city’s Department of the Environment and proceeded to integrate environmental and sustainability initiatives within other departments of Chicago’s government. These programs and initiatives are documented on the city’s … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation, energy, parks and public land, planning, policy

Visualizing Wetlands: New Images from Cook County

Posted on December 4, 2012 by

The Forest Preserve District of Cook County has announced a rather remarkable new method for photographing and mapping the area’s wetland resources using sophisticated new digital imaging technology. As the FPDCC website explains: Wetlands are lands that are wet for … Continue reading →

Posted in biodiversity, conservation, parks and public land, planning, water

Tour of Waste Site in Lake Calumet Region on Nov 2

Posted on October 25, 2012 by

Have you ever wondered where your garbage goes? Or think about environmental injustice in South Chicago? Join Roosevelt University students on Friday, November 2nd, from 10am-2pm, for an exciting tour of waste-related sites in the Lake Calumet region. The tour … Continue reading →

Posted in activities, conservation, field trips, planning, pollution, social justice, waste

Sandra Steingraber and Guests Discuss Thirty Years of Environmentalism, Sept. 25

Posted on September 23, 2012 by

This summer, on the occasion of the magazine’s thirtieth anniversary, Orion released Thirty-Year Plan, a new collection of essays featuring thirty writers each addressing one thing we’ll need over the next three decades if humans are to live happily, sustainably, … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation, events, planning

Chicago Communities Restore Nature: Field Museum Event, Sept. 20

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

Join researchers at the renowned Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago at the “Chicago Communities Restore Nature” panel event this Thursday night, Sept. 20, from 6-8pm, to hear distinctive stories about gardens, birds, and medicinal plants, and meet three … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation, events, planning, social justice, wildlife

Northerly Island Plans Revealed

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

On our inaugural Sustainability Studies Bike Tour tomorrow (Friday, September 7, 4-6pm), we’ll be visiting Northerly Island, the peninsula (it’s not technically an island) that juts off from Chicago’s lakefront near the Field Museum.  It has a curious history and an exciting … Continue reading →

Posted in events, field trips, history, parks and public land, planning, transportation

Sustainability Studies Bike Ride on September 7 – Route and Highlights

Posted on September 5, 2012 by

Join Sustainability Studies faculty Brad Hunt and Mike Bryson on Friday, September 7, from 4-6pm for a tour of Northerly Island, the Lakefront, and the South Loop.  Meet at Roosevelt’s Wabash Building, 425 S. Wabash.  This will be a liesurely 8-mile … Continue reading →

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Bike Tour: Discover Northerly Island and the South Loop with Roosevelt’s Sustainability Studies Program

Posted on September 3, 2012 by

WHAT:  Come one, come all for a free Bike Tour of Chicago’s Northerly Island and the South Loop, led by faculty from the Sustainability Studies Program at Roosevelt. WHEN:  Friday, September 7, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.  Meet at 4:00 p.m. … Continue reading →

Posted in activities, biodiversity, events, field trips, museums, parks and public land, planning, transportation