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Environmental Management Certificate Program
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Keystone Projects
Keystone projects play an integral role in the Graduate Certificate
Program in Environmental Management. Each project lasts for the 2 quarters (Winter, Spring quarters) and addresses the interests and
needs of a community partner. Students enroll
in a total of 8 credits of Keystone coursework (4 credits in
Winter, and 4 credits in Spring).
We seek a transformative experience, in which students and faculty actively
engage in designing the ingredients for what Paul Hawken calls the "restorative
economy": closed-loop industrial systems, zero waste, viable ecosystems,
and sustainable energy sources.
Projects are designed annually to address contemporary issues affecting
the region. Example topics include:
- regionally significant environmental issues, such as salmon recovery
or air quality improvement;
- development and commercialization of new technologies, such as alternative
energy or advanced materials;
- new approaches to sustainable business, such as the Natural Step,
life-cycle design and accounting, and socially responsible investing.
KEYSTONE PROJECTS FOR 2007-2008
- Zoo Footprints: Environmental Sustainability Analysis and Planning for Woodland Park Zoo
Community Partner: Woodland Park Zoo Society, Mithun
- Evaluating approaches for determining compatible uses that foster ecosystem-based management in the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
Community Partner: NOAA
- Assessment of Alternative and Traditional Shoreline Designs for Lake Washington
Community Partner: NOAA
- Salmon Recovery Strategic Adaptive Management Plan: Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 6
Community Partner: Island County Marine Resources Committee
For a full description of the 2007-2008 projects, please see: 2007-2008 Project summaries.
KEYSTONE PROJECTS FOR 2006-2007:
Project Topics for 2005–2006
Restoration Development of Seattle's Central Waterfront
For more information about the Seattle Central Waterfront project, please see
http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/Planning/Central_Waterfront/WaterfrontEcologyTeam/DPDS_008058.asp
Food System Enhancement
For more information about the Sound Food Group project, please see
their report to the City of Seattle
Organics Management
For more information about the Organics Management project, please see
the Organics Management PowerPoint presentation
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