| 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 | |