studies and proposals by our staff & students
Energy
Efficient Reconstruction in New Orleans
Seth Cunningham, Anna Davis and Will Morrison
This directory
of organizations promoting energy efficient reconstruction
in the New Orleans area also includes helpful tips,
as well as information on educational and incentive
programs.
(May 2007)
Italian Environmental
Approaches and Applications for New Orleans
Students
in Latifah Troncelliti's Italian 313 researched approaches
to recycling, renewable energy and flood control in
Italian cities in order to make comparisons and suggestions
for the city of New Orleans.
(April 2007)
New
Orleans Area Recycling Guide
An A-Z guide to recycling
in New Orleans post-Katrina. Even though area curbside
recycling programs have been suspended, there are many
local businesses and non-profits that accept or pickup
recycled materials from community residents, businesses
and organizations.
(May 2006)
2005
New Orleans Metropolitan Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
Through the Office of Environmental Affairs, Tulane
students were hired by the Regional
Planning Commission for Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines,
St. Bernard and St. Tammany Parishes (RPC) as consultants
to research and draft recommendations for improving
bicycle safety and infrastructure in our region.
(2006;
written Spring 2002)
Higher
Education: Bicycle Safety for Colleges and Universities
Audrey Warren, Adam Davidson, Alexandra Cervenka, Liz
Davey and Karen Parsons
Learn how to do a catch and release bicycle census and
teach drivers and bicyclists to share the road safely.
Funded by the Regional Planning Commission and the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
(July 2004)
Evaluating
Campus Awareness of Global Climate Change
Brianne Culley, Thalia Polychronis, Kat Chulvick, Colin
Manasse and Lisa Linhardt
This assessment
of our climate change education programs was conducted
by a team of Service Learning students from Professor Scott Frickel's Environmental Sociology class.
(May
2003)
Unlimited
Access At Tulane and Other Universities
Renee Gardner
A proposal
for providing Tulane students with unlimited access
to all Regional Transit Authority routes and services.
(July 2002)
A
Report on the First Year of the ENERGY STAR Showcase
Dorm Room
Shelley Kahler,
(May 2002)
Tulane
University Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory
Find
out how big the climate footprint of Tulane's uptown
campus is.
(May 2002)
Connecting Campus
Life to Global Climate Change
This overview of the
OEA's campus climate change and energy efficiency efforts
was presented at the Greening the Campus IV conference.
(September 2001).
How
to Design a School Recycling Program
Shelly Moczygemba
A step by step
guide to starting recycling programs in schools, with
local examples and vendor information for the New Orleans.
(June 2001)
A
Hands-on Recycling Curriculum for Second and Third Graders
Eman M. Williams
Complete lesson plans for a unit on recycling to
teach in second and third grade classes. Her teaching
materials also include scramble
puzzles and a recycling
diploma.
(June 2000)
Economic Development,
Corporate Accountability and the Environment: Comparative
Case Studies from Costa Rica and Louisiana
Nikki Thanos
This
senior honors thesis in environmental policy examines
state development policies and corporate accountability
in Costa Rice and Louisiana. Click on the title to read
the complete thesis, or read the executive summary in
english or spanish.
(June 2000)
Sampling and
Analysis of Pharmaceutical Contaminants in Lake Pontchartrain
and the Mississippi River
Kristen Smeby
Investigates the local
dimensions of an emerging area of environmental concern--prescription
and non-prescription drugs that enter our waters through
sewage treatment plants and agricultural runoff. (May
2000)
ISO 14001
Aspects Analysis
Barry Hirsch
This powerpoint presentation discusses
how Tulane should conduct the environmental aspects
analysis required for an ISO 14001 environmental management.
(May 2000)
Pilot Method
for Recycling Program Design
Tulane Student Chapter, American Society of Civil Engineers
This poster (in powerpoint)
details a method for installing effective recycling
systems in K-12 schools. (April 2000)
"Ecological Design"
Besty Franke and Liz Davey
Presentation to the Tulane Campus Planning Steering Committee.
(February
2000)
Master
Process, Planning and Design, Uptown Campus: Ecological
Design
Office of Campus Planning, Tulane University
The chapter outlines principles of ecological
design to be considered in all future uptown campus
landscaping, transportation planning, and building
construction. In February 2000 the Campus Planning Steering
Committee approved it as a "living document"--one
that may be amended and updated in the future.
(February
2000)
Environmental Audit of Gibson
Hall
This class project examines the environmental systems and behaviors of one Tulane building.
(Spring
1999)
Greening
the Campus: Institutional Environmental Change at Tulane
University
Aaron S. Allen
This honors thesis in Environmental Studies
examines the history of environmental action and programs
at Tulane and proposes a structure to ensure further
progress greening Tulane.
(May 1999)
Green
Gradecard for the Green Wave
A qualitative review of Tulane's environmental impacts done as a class project in Environmental Sociology.
(May 1997)